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İstanbul Pride Parade: LGBTI+ activists gather despite restrictions, nearly 100 detained

İstanbul Pride Parade: LGBTI+ activists gather despite restrictions, nearly 100 detained

Amid heavy police presence in Taksim, the usual location for the Pride Parade, activists gathered in the nearby quarter of Nişantaşı without a prior public announcement.

25 June 2023 Evrim Kepenek,Tuğçe Yılmaz,Wouter Massink

'Go insane as we exist': LGBTI+ activists project Pride Parade message onto Bosphorus Bridge

'Go insane as we exist': LGBTI+ activists project Pride Parade message onto Bosphorus Bridge

Amid widespread bans on LGBTI+ events, activists found a creative way to deliver their message.

Graduates read full version of medical vow despite dean censoring 'sexual orientation'

Graduates read full version of medical vow despite dean censoring 'sexual orientation'

The Medicine Students branch of the Turkish Medical Association shared the video showing the İstanbul University Medical Faculty graduates not obeying the dean's censored version, but reading out "sexual orientation" also, among the factors that must not interfere with a doctor's duty to a patient.

Primary school staff suspended in İstanbul after 'rainbow decorations'

Primary school staff suspended in İstanbul after 'rainbow decorations'

The suspension of the teachers came after a tweet by the former mayor of Ankara. İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week Committee has expressed support for the affected teachers.

Screenings of 'My name is Happy' continue in Europe

Screenings of 'My name is Happy' continue in Europe

The film is about a young Kurdish woman from Diyarbakır, a promising singer, who was gunned down by a man whose marriage proposal she had refused. The name of the inspirational woman this film is about, Mutlu, who miraculously survived to become a determined fighter against femicide, means "Happy" in Turkish.

21 June 2023 Pınar Erol

Highest ever minimum wage in US dollars still lacks purchasing power

Highest ever minimum wage in US dollars still lacks purchasing power

The minimum wage in Turkey was increased by 34 percent in the second half of 2023. At its highest level in USD, the lowest wage still has weak purchasing power due to the economic crisis and high inflation.

İstanbul MP faces criminal complaint for calling police 'occupiers' at Trans Pride March

İstanbul MP faces criminal complaint for calling police 'occupiers' at Trans Pride March

Police barricades and detentions marred the 9th edition of the march, which was banned due to concerns about its 'threat to the family institution'.

LGBTI+ breakfast gathering in İzmir faces harassment by group chanting 'Allahu Akbar'

LGBTI+ breakfast gathering in İzmir faces harassment by group chanting 'Allahu Akbar'

A pro-government secular party and an Islamist group jointly protested the gathering organized by the provincial bar association. The lawyers criticized the police for their lenient approach towards those harassing the event.

İstanbul Trans Pride March: Detained activists released

İstanbul Trans Pride March: Detained activists released

Ten people, including a minor, were detained during the event, whcih was banned by the authorities.

İstanbul Trans Pride March faces aggression amid heavy police presence

İstanbul Trans Pride March faces aggression amid heavy police presence

Despite the heavy police presence, activists were able to gather in a side street approximately one kilometer away from Taksim to deliver their statement. However, as they began to disperse, they were met with aggression from both the police and nearby shopkeepers, resulting in the detention of at least six people.

18 June 2023 Evrim Kepenek,Tuğçe Yılmaz

Judith Butler sends solidarity message to LGBTI+ community in Turkey

Judith Butler sends solidarity message to LGBTI+ community in Turkey

"We are struggling, all of us, for a world in which our lives can neither be bargained away nor simply annihilated. But if you speak this way, speaking brings you into peril. If you gather, as is your right, you are accused of domestic terrorism," said the philosopher.

LGBTI+ 'tea gathering' banned in İstanbul

LGBTI+ 'tea gathering' banned in İstanbul

The "Tea&Talk" events have been attended by English speakers in İstanbul for years.

bianet staff expresses solidarity with LGBTI+ community against attacks in Pride Month

bianet staff expresses solidarity with LGBTI+ community against attacks in Pride Month

"We will continue to wield our pen in support of the hard-fought rights of LGBTI+s," the staff said in a video message.

Pride Month: Police detain students ahead of planned picnic in İzmir

Pride Month: Police detain students ahead of planned picnic in İzmir

The organizers of the picnic have condemned arbitrary bans on Pride Month events.

Journalists urge end of restrictions on Pride Month events

Journalists urge end of restrictions on Pride Month events

"We no longer want to report on violence and bans against LGBTI+s!" 154 journalists said in a joint statement.

METU Pride March marred by interventions, detentions

METU Pride March marred by interventions, detentions

Posters promoting the "protection of the family" were hung on campus prior to the parade.

9 June 2023 Evrim Kepenek,Tuğçe Yılmaz

H.K.G. case: The request that H.K.G herself should be directly heard at the court was rejected

H.K.G. case: The request that H.K.G herself should be directly heard at the court was rejected

Antep MP of the Labour Party Sevda Karaca said before the hearing, "There are now those in the parliament who do not want women in their corridors. We know that this new Parliament wants to justify child abuse. We are here today. H.G.K. is not alone."

Men killed 38 women in May

Men killed 38 women in May

The full list of cases of male violence, femicide, violence against children, attempted murder, harassment, sexual violence, rape, and injury that were reflected in the press.

LGBTI+ groups mark the start of Pride Month

LGBTI+ groups mark the start of Pride Month

This year, the theme of the celebrations in the country will be centered around the May elections and the pressures faced by the LGBTI+ community.

We have bid farewell to Dina: 'The case is entrusted to us'

We have bid farewell to Dina: 'The case is entrusted to us'

The women lay a purple cloth over Dina's coffin, and place a t-shirt on the cloth, "Justice for Dina" written on it.

Lawyer Şeker quits attorneyship in the case on Dina's death

Lawyer Şeker quits attorneyship in the case on Dina's death

Şeker, the lawyer of Dina's family who said he would be quitting attorneyship in the case, informed that the Embassy of Gabon declined to pay the 6 thousand dollars requested for a second autopsy in the case of the suspicious death of the young university student from Gabon.

17 May 2023 Evrim Kepenek

The voters' decision in İstanbul's Fatih may turn out to be staying away from the polls

The voters' decision in İstanbul's Fatih may turn out to be staying away from the polls

The debate between MHP officials and the women, those who have lost their hope in AKP, those who prefer to keep silent, the woman who says that she will go to the polls with her conscience... Impressions from Fatih, "the castle of AKP," when two days are left to the May 14 elections...

12 May 2023 Evrim Kepenek

ILGA Rainbow Index: Turkey remains second-worst country for LGBTI+s in Europe

ILGA Rainbow Index: Turkey remains second-worst country for LGBTI+s in Europe

The three-page Turkey report includes President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan targeting LGBTI+s through the "family" concept. The problems of LGBTI+ refugees are also highlighted.

LGBTI+ groups in Turkey voice concern over increasing hate speech ahead of elections

LGBTI+ groups in Turkey voice concern over increasing hate speech ahead of elections

While Erdoğan has accused the opposition of being pro-LGBTI+ at almost every election rally, some opposition leaders reproduced hate speech in their responses, rights defenders say.

9 May 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Men killed 24 women in April

Men killed 24 women in April

Men inflicted violence on at least 56 women, abused at least four boys and girls, and harassed at least five women.

4 May 2023 Evrim Kepenek

İzmir Bar executives acquitted for condemning Diyanet's anti-LGBTİ+ sermon

İzmir Bar executives acquitted for condemning Diyanet's anti-LGBTİ+ sermon

The former chair and ten board members of the İzmir Bar Association have been acquitted of "openly insulting religious values."

MP candidate lists reveal lack of women’s representation, warns rights group

MP candidate lists reveal lack of women’s representation, warns rights group

The group estimates that only 117 female representatives will enter parliament, resulting in a proportion of women in parliament of 19.50 percent

Facebook shows political ads to men

Facebook shows political ads to men

Research by Gözlemevi, an initiative working to raise awareness about digital political ad activities, reveals that the platform most frequently used for this purpose shows political ads overwhelmingly to men.

19 April 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Another actress facing sentence for 'insulting' officer accused of sexual assault

Another actress facing sentence for 'insulting' officer accused of sexual assault

The case centers around the death of an 18-year-old woman who accused a military officer for sexual assault before attempting to kill herself.

Ban on TV series 'Cranberry Sorbet': Inconsistent consistency

Ban on TV series 'Cranberry Sorbet': Inconsistent consistency

If those who want to design society over women's bodies, women's labor, over women in general, who do not see women as equal citizens win the elections, we will not be only watching this short trailer, but we will be experiencing something much worse, and first hand.

17 April 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Court rejects request to open grave to see if murder verdict really killed himself in prison

Court rejects request to open grave to see if murder verdict really killed himself in prison

14 years ago Münevver Karabulut was killed brutally, chopped to pieces, and thrown into the garbage. The verdict, coming from a wealthy family, was reported to have killed himself in prison in 2014. Karabulut's family wants the grave to be opened to find out if he did not actually escape prison.

'Expected' deaths: Dina and Gina

'Expected' deaths: Dina and Gina

It is clear that the death of the university student Dina, is not an "unexpected" but "expected" one with hatred toward migrants agitated by many. The opposition parties have to speak up urgently in order to stop such hostility.

9 April 2023 Evrim Kepenek

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