“While the legal system of Turkey has no legislation protecting LGBTI+s, the policy makers and implementers themselves can increasingly become the actors of rights violations in that respect,” the Kaos GL association has noted in a recent report.

How do the LGBTI+s staying home with their families experience coronavirus lockdown? More importantly, can they really fit their lives into their homes? Three LGBTI+ individuals have shared their experiences with bianet.

"Women in Turkey do five times as much domestic and care work than men. The Covid-19 crisis will likely deepen inequalities," says a guide by UN Women.

Examining the complaint of the Ankara Bar against President of Religious Affairs Erbaş over his remarks about LGBTI+s and HIV positive people, Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has concluded that there is no reason to launch an investigation.

Amnesty International has released a public statement ahead of May 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: “The government of Turkey must take steps to combat rising homophobia and transphobia.”

Causing outrage especially on social media following his words, “We see the pictures of girls like that, just play along,” Gazi University Faculty of Science Dean Prof. Orhan Acar has resigned from office.

11 international rights organizations have made a joint statement about the Friday sermon of the Presidency of Religious Affairs that targeted LGBTI+ community: “We call on Turkey to respect, guarantee, protect and fulfil fundamental rights of LGBTI+.”

Demet Dulkara has emigrated to the US for her daughter’s treatment. Designing clothes for children living with an abdominal feeding tube, she sells the clothes online and takes them to children at hospitals in US. Dulkara is waiting for support from the public.

Lawyer Doğan says, “Nadira Kadirova may have committed suicide. The public needs to know the causes leading to her suicide. It is the duty of the prosecutor’s office to unveil them.” Doğan also asks for support from the whole public.

We have spoken with activist, lesbian and mother Mine Yanat about Mother’s Day and the mothers falling outside of mainstream heteronormative definitions.

May 2018 was apparently the last Mother’s Day that we spent together. How could I know? He was a grown-up now. He had his favorite places. We held hands and went to Karaköy together. We had our pictures taken before the graffitis.

393 rights defenders have shared nine demands with the public so that the right to life and health of arrested and convicted people can be safeguarded in prisons of Turkey amid coronavirus pandemic.

The Mor Çatı Women's Shelter Foundation has released its April report on violence against women.

The President has said the bar associations "attacked Islam," which indicates that a new regulation regarding the election processes in occupational organizations.

Men inflicted violence on at least 39 women and killed two children in April. Abusing three children, men also harassed at least nine women.

Having gone missing in Dersim in early January, Gülistan Doku’s elder sister Aygül Doku tells bianet, "All authorities say that Gülistan is in the water of Brook Munzur. Esma Kılıçaslan and Specialized Sergeant Güneş were found there, but not my sister.”

The women who were massacred in Taksim, İstanbul during the May Day celebrations in 1977 have been commemorated by the women’s organizations and four occupational organizations and confederations of unions.

16 rights organizations have made a statement on President of Religious Affairs' targeting remarks about LGBTI+s: “The Presidency clearly conducted hate speech, targeting the individuals and groups associated. We are worried about its social impacts.”

Gülhan Benli from the Domestic Workers Solidarity Union and Münire İnal from the Collective Work Domestic Workers Union have spoken to bianet about the problems of domestic worker women who have to stay home due to coronavirus outbreak.

Addressing a Parliamentary question to Justice Minister Gül, HDP MP Paylan has asked, “Can a state official commit a hate crime by targeting LGBTI+s? Aren’t the remarks of President of Religious Affairs against the Constitution and laws?”