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İstanbul's LGBTI+ activists hold Pride March in unexpected location to circumvent bans

İstanbul's LGBTI+ activists hold Pride March in unexpected location to circumvent bans

The activists gathered on Bağdat Avenue to quickly hold a march and then disperse. Taken by surprise, police later searched the side streets looking for LGBTI+s.

1 July 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

‘Pride March’ case against LGBTIQ+ Assemblies ends in acquittal

‘Pride March’ case against LGBTIQ+ Assemblies ends in acquittal

Eight LGBTI+ rights advocates were on trial for “violating the Law no. 2911 on Meetings and Demonstrations” because they joined the 2021 İstanbul Pride March. All activists have been acquitted at their final hearing.

8 February 2022

Homophobic attack in İstanbul: ‘It was like a life-and-death situation’

Homophobic attack in İstanbul: ‘It was like a life-and-death situation’

LGBTI+s were faced with attempted lynching in İstanbul’s Tophane neighbourhood; police told them, “Don’t exaggerate.” They have received a medical report documenting the battery and are now preparing to file a criminal complaint.

30 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Amnesty International condemns ban on Pride March, police violence

Amnesty International condemns ban on Pride March, police violence

Amnesty International has condemned the “baseless and arbitrary banning for the sixth consecutive year of İstanbul Pride in clear violation of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression and the use of unnecessary and excessive force.”

‘İstanbul Convention is annulled, people are made vulnerable to violence’

STATEMENT ON PRIDE MARCH

‘İstanbul Convention is annulled, people are made vulnerable to violence’

The Human Rights Association (İHD) has released a written statement about the police attack on the 19th İstanbul Pride March in Taksim on June 26, when several people were detained by torture by the police.

The year 2021 in Turkey: Picnic is forbidden, so is marching

WOMEN’S AGENDA BY EVRİM KEPENEK

The year 2021 in Turkey: Picnic is forbidden, so is marching

LGBTI+s wanted to have a picnic in İstanbul’s Maçka Park a few days ago. It was banned. They wanted to hold a pride march in Taksim Square, one of the most well-known squares of the world. It was also banned. The year is 2021.

28 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Deputy minister defends police violence against journalist Bülent Kılıç

İSTANBUL PRIDE MARCH

Deputy minister defends police violence against journalist Bülent Kılıç

Police took AFP photojournalist Bülent Kılıç into custody by pressing their knees on him at the 19th İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride March. While the journalist says that “they wanted to leave him breathless,” Deputy Interior Minister Ersoy defends the violence.

'We want Taksim, İstanbul and all cities and rurals'

19TH İSTANBUL PRIDE MARCH

'We want Taksim, İstanbul and all cities and rurals'

"Last year has passed with oppression, violence and bullying for both LGBTI+s and the whole society. However, we don't back down from our rights, existence, and freedom," reads the press statement made at the 19th İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride March.

19th İstanbul Pride March: Police attack in Taksim, several people detained

19th İstanbul Pride March: Police attack in Taksim, several people detained

The Sub-Governor’s Office of Beyoğlu has banned the LGBTI+ Pride March to be held in Taksim. The police attacked the group who gathered in Taksim. Using plastic bullets, they have taken at least 20 people into custody.

26 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek