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Kaos GL sues RTÜK over hate rally public service announcement

Kaos GL sues RTÜK over hate rally public service announcement

In September, an anti LGBTI+ rally was held in İstanbul. The media authority had broadcast a video promotign the rally.

2 November 2022

Erdoğan's AKP poised to propose 'anti-LGBTI+' amendment to Constitution

Erdoğan's AKP poised to propose 'anti-LGBTI+' amendment to Constitution

The amendment will both protect women's right to wear a headscarf and "institutionalize family values," according to the president.

31 October 2022

AKP to outbid opposition's 'headscarf bill' to propose anti-LGBTI+ amendment to Constitution

AKP to outbid opposition's 'headscarf bill' to propose anti-LGBTI+ amendment to Constitution

CHP's Kılıçdaroğlu suggested early this month that a new law should be made protecting the right of women for employment in public services either wearing or not wearing a headscarf. The ruling AKP is poised to propose a Constitutional amendment instead.

24 October 2022

'Kılıçdaroğlu should also reconcile with the LGBTI+ community'

'Kılıçdaroğlu should also reconcile with the LGBTI+ community'

Erdoğan used the main opposition leader's move to "reconcile" with the pious to attack the LGBTI+ community, says an activist.

7 October 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Court to hear witnesses cited by LGBTI+ groups in 2008 homophobic murder case

Court to hear witnesses cited by LGBTI+ groups in 2008 homophobic murder case

Ahmet Yıldız was killed by his father after coming out as gay. At the 36th hearing, the court accepted for the first time the LGBTI+ groups' requests about witnesses.

6 October 2022 Tuğçe Yılmaz,Ece Deniz

İstanbul governor refuses to permit investigation into police chief who beat LGBTI+ activists

İstanbul governor refuses to permit investigation into police chief who beat LGBTI+ activists

The decision issued by Governor Ali Yerlikaya said police detained 373 people by exercising "gradual and proportional force" during the Pride Parade.

29 September 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Pop singer Aleyna Tilki's concert canceled for opposing anti-LGBTI+ rally

Pop singer Aleyna Tilki's concert canceled for opposing anti-LGBTI+ rally

Tilki was going to perform in a festival in Çorum, northern Türkiye. The district municipality has canceled her concert.

19 September 2022

Thousands gather at anti-LGBTI+ rally in İstanbul

Thousands gather at anti-LGBTI+ rally in İstanbul

"The Great Family Meeting" was held in the Saraçhane Park in the Fatih district.

19 September 2022 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Boğaziçi rector suspends activities of student film club over LGBTI+ movies

Boğaziçi rector suspends activities of student film club over LGBTI+ movies

The rector previously canceled the screening of three LGBTI+ themed movies iat an open-air film screening event.

Türkiye bans H&M's LGBTI+ themed commercial for 'disrupting morality'

Türkiye bans H&M's LGBTI+ themed commercial for 'disrupting morality'

The commercial negatively affected the mental, moral, psychological and social development characteristics of children and young people, according to the Ministry of Trade.

LGBTI+s attacked, harassed in İstanbul's Kadıköy

LGBTI+s attacked, harassed in İstanbul's Kadıköy

When they wanted to read out a statement to denounce the attack, the LGBTI+s in Yeldeğirmeni were blocked by the police.

Returning to the scene

WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Returning to the scene

MBS pays a “not too kind” visit to Turkey after years-long rift • Every single LGBTI+ event gets banned in Pride Month • Journalists continue protesting arrests, new bill • Wildfire season starts in the Aegean Region

27 June 2022 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

İstanbul Pride Parade | Detained and tortured, 373 people released

30TH İSTANBUL PRIDE WEEK

İstanbul Pride Parade | Detained and tortured, 373 people released

373 people were detained during the İstanbul Pride Parade. Everyone has been released once their statements were taken and medical check-ups were completed. Lawyers say, "LGBTI+s were tortured and subjected to maltreatment during detention."

Netflix Turkey described the 'Heartstopper' series about LGBTI+ youth as ‘harmful’

Netflix Turkey described the 'Heartstopper' series about LGBTI+ youth as ‘harmful’

Netflix Turkey has deemed the “Heartstopper” series in the +18 category stating that it is “not suitable for children”. The series is about the love, family, and social lives of two LGBTI+ young people.

'They made me lick the floor': Trans woman tortured, harassed in Taksim Police Station

'They made me lick the floor': Trans woman tortured, harassed in Taksim Police Station

The woman said she was battered and forced to lick the floors. Her lawyer filed a criminal complaint against the officers.

7 June 2022 Evrim Kepenek

LGBTI+s face increasing pressure in Eskişehir, a city they consider a 'safe space'

LGBTI+s face increasing pressure in Eskişehir, a city they consider a 'safe space'

Burç Parlak, an LGBTI+ activist from Eskişehir, has said that due to the increasing visibility of LGBT+s, police have started to intervene in their events.

1 June 2022 Melin Durmaz

Theme of 30th İstanbul Pride Week to be 'resistance'

Theme of 30th İstanbul Pride Week to be 'resistance'

The organization committee of the İstanbul LGBTİ+ Pride Week has announced that the theme of the İstanbul Pride will be "resistance" this year.

At least 298 people, including 74 children, detained during Diyarbakır Newroz

At least 298 people, including 74 children, detained during Diyarbakır Newroz

Okan Alptekin, a member of the Diyarbakır Bar Association LGBTI+ Rights Commission, says that women and LGBTI+s were subjected to discrimination while entering the Newroz site in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır province.

Attacks on LGBTI+s at Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır, İstanbul, İzmir

Attacks on LGBTI+s at Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır, İstanbul, İzmir

Fourteen years after the first Newroz rally attended by LGBTI+ groups in Diyarbakır, LGBTI+s were attacked at the Newroz rally in Diyarbakır today (March 21).

21 March 2022 Yıldız Tar

Letter to Turkey’s Human Rights, Equality Institution: Abandon anti-LGBTI+ policies

Letter to Turkey’s Human Rights, Equality Institution: Abandon anti-LGBTI+ policies

The Kaos GL association has responded to the request of the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey (TİHEK) for its reports regarding human rights violations and reminded the institution of its own anti-LGBTI+ practices.

LGBTI+s between Russia's hammer and Neo-Nazis' anvil

LGBTI+s between Russia's hammer and Neo-Nazis' anvil

The war of Russia, which carries out a destruction policy against LGBTI+s in its territory, means that this policy prevails in much wider lands.

3 March 2022 Yıldız Tar

Association raises concerns over LGBTI+s' life safety in Ukraine: 'No to war'

STATEMENT BY KAOS GL

Association raises concerns over LGBTI+s' life safety in Ukraine: 'No to war'

“We closely witnessed the oppression against LGBTI+s in the regions in the grip of Russia, who is the builder and the operator of hostile policies towards LGBTI+s,” says the Kaos GL association amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

25 February 2022

Summary of 2021 for LGBTI+s in Turkey: At least eight hate murders

KAOS GL ASSOCIATON

Summary of 2021 for LGBTI+s in Turkey: At least eight hate murders

Despite an "all-out attack," LGBTI+s were the most dynamic group in the human rights field, says Kaos GL.

23 February 2022

‘LGBTI+s severely underrepresented in sexual and reproductive health news'

NEWSLAB REPORT ON TURKEY

‘LGBTI+s severely underrepresented in sexual and reproductive health news'

790 news items on sexual and reproductive health published by the online news portals BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Diken, Evrensel, Gazete Duvar, Sabah, Sözcü, T24, Takvim and Posta have been analyzed for the NewsLabTurkey study.

23 February 2022

Sexual violence, threat against trans women in İstanbul

MALE VIOLENCE IN TARLABAŞI

Sexual violence, threat against trans women in İstanbul

Rights advocates will take legal action against the racketeering, sexual violence and threats against trans women in Taksim’s Tarlabaşı in Beyoğlu: "We don't deserve any of this. We want to live freely in our own country."

15 February 2022

Trans women fined over March 8 demonstration: ‘I will join it again’

Trans women fined over March 8 demonstration: ‘I will join it again’

Yusuf A. from the November 20 Platform was a part of the Trans+ cortege joining the women’s demonstration in İstanbul on March 6. After the demonstration, police detained five Kurdish trans people, who were later fined as per the Public Health Law.

11 February 2022 Ege Öztokat

Urgent action by Amnesty International for maltreated Iranian LGBTI+ rights defender

DETAINED NEAR TURKEY-IRAN BORDER

Urgent action by Amnesty International for maltreated Iranian LGBTI+ rights defender

Amnesty International notes that “the Revolutionary Guards arrested Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani, known as Sareh, on October 27, 2021 near Iran-Turkey border while she was attempting to irregularly enter Turkey to seek international protection.”

11 February 2022

ÜniKuir granted the ‘Freedom from Fear Award’

ÜniKuir granted the ‘Freedom from Fear Award’

“Non-governmental LGBTI+ organization ÜniKuir fights for the fundamental right of all people to live their lives as equals and free from fear of discrimination or of persecution regardless of their gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics.”

10 February 2022

In a first, an LGBTI+ association’s representative elected to the İstanbul City Council

In a first, an LGBTI+ association’s representative elected to the İstanbul City Council

A representative from the Social Policy, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Studies Association (SPoD) has been elected to the steering committee of the İstanbul City Council of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

10 February 2022

Five trans women fined over March 8 demonstration

Five trans women fined over March 8 demonstration

Taken into custody with torture following the March 8 Women’s Day demonstration in İstanbul’s Kadıköy last year, five Kurdish trans women have been fined 3,500 lira as per the Law on Public Health.

9 February 2022

‘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

Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee discusses LGBTI+ rights in Turkey

Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee discusses LGBTI+ rights in Turkey

In its meeting on Monday, the committee heard LGBTI+ activists from Turkey.

2 February 2022

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