Turkey Now Has 4 LGBTI-Friendly Municipalities

4 mayor candidates who have previously signed the LBGTI-friendly Municipality Protocol have unofficially won the elections.

Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Turkey Now Has 4 LGBTI-Friendly Municipalities

4 mayor candidates who have previously signed the LBGTI-friendly Municipality Protocol have unofficially won the elections.

Aimed to remind municipalities of their responsibilities, the aforementioned protocol prepared by SPoD (Social Policies, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Studies Association) was signed by 40 mayor candidates across Turkey.

The list of winning mayor candidates who signed the LBGTI-friendly protocol are as follows:

* BDP Mersin Akdeniz District Co-Mayor Yüksel Mutlu

* CHP İstanbul Kadıköy District Mayor Aykurt Nuhoğlu

* CHP İstanbul Beşiktaş District Mayor Murat Hazinedar

* CHP İstanbul Şişli District Mayor Hayri İnönü. (ÇT/BM)

* Click here to read the article in Turkish.

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BIA News Desk

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Université Marc Bloch’da sosyoloji bölümünden mezun oldu. 2009’dan 2011’e kadar AFP’de fixer ve çevirmen olarak çalıştı. Gazeteci Burcu Karakaş ile Açık Radyo’da Cadı Postası programını yaptı. 2015 Müşerref Hekimoğlu Başarı Ödülü'nü aldı. 2011-2018 arasında bianet’te kadın ve LGBTİ haberleri editörü olarak çalıştı.