reports in GENDER category

Trans activists gathered to mark TDoR in Beşiktaş were subjected to ID checks by the police.

Authorities had blocked the screening during the 2023 Pride Month.

The ban on the movie led to the cancellation of the MUBI Fest İstanbul last week.

A rights group reports that trans women have been regularly subject to identity checks and fined by police over the past two months.

While İstanbul's Kadıköy district's censorship of MUBI Fest İstanbul 2024 has drawn international reactions, this is only the latest in a series of restrictions. Since 2019, the governor's office has been prohibiting even the simplest gatherings for LGBTI+s, including meetings for tea, dancing, and organizing sports tournaments.

The authorities justified the ban on the grounds that the film could “jeopardize public peace.” In response to the ban, MUBI canceled the entire festival.

Men inflicted violence on at least 79 women, abused ay least 58 boys and girls, and killed at least eight children in a month.

“ I dedicate this award to all the children across Turkey who have been abducted, killed, or remain missing, and to all women in this country who have managed to survive under difficult conditions, whether at home, on the street, or in every area of life,” Kepenek said in her acceptance speech.