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Aytok Efe Bastacıoğlu

McDonalds Turkey fires transgender employee for being ‘unsuitable’

McDonalds Turkey fires transgender employee for being ‘unsuitable’

The dismissed worker and trans activists spoke about the challenges they face in working life.

13 September 2024 Aytok Efe Bastacıoğlu

Exhibition on trans movement’s history in Turkey banned in İstanbul

Exhibition on trans movement’s history in Turkey banned in İstanbul

The venue hosting the exhibition will initiate legal action against the ban.

İstanbul University defends academics after criticism over 'gender dysphoria' study

İstanbul University defends academics after criticism over 'gender dysphoria' study

The pro-government media accused the academics of "changing sexes of minors," citing an article published in a peer-reviewed journal.

‘Our trans lives are valuable’: Rights groups to protest mounting hate attacks in İzmir

‘Our trans lives are valuable’: Rights groups to protest mounting hate attacks in İzmir

LGBTI+ and human rights organizations will organize a statement for the press in the face of recent hate attacks and murders targeting trans women in Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir in the last two months.

27 January 2022

Associations raise concerns about suspicious death of trans woman Derya

Associations raise concerns about suspicious death of trans woman Derya

Pembe Hayat (Pink Life) and Kırmızı Şemsiye (Red Umbrella) associations have announced that trans woman Derya has lost her life in Ankara. The associations have said that they will follow up the investigation into her death.

7 December 2021

'Trans-Pedal Pride Ride' in İstanbul marks 51th anniversary of Stonewall Riots

PRIDE WEEK

'Trans-Pedal Pride Ride' in İstanbul marks 51th anniversary of Stonewall Riots

A cycling group of transgenders rode from Kurtuluş district to Taksim yesterday.

Trans Woman Niler Albayrak Becomes Women's Branch Delegate for CHP

Trans Woman Niler Albayrak Becomes Women's Branch Delegate for CHP

Albayrak last month became the first trans woman to become a municipal worker for the party.

24 February 2020

Defendant Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Killing Trans Woman Esra Ateş

Defendant Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Killing Trans Woman Esra Ateş

The court first sentenced Olcay Saka to life imprisonment, then reduced the sentence "considering the negative effects of the sentence to his future."

4 February 2020

Trans Woman Murdered in İzmir, 1 Police Officer Detained

Trans Woman Murdered in İzmir, 1 Police Officer Detained

Police officer A.D. has been taken into custody for killing transgender woman Hande Şeker and wounding two other people, including another transgender woman, in a row that erupted in an apartment in İzmir.

Harassment in Custody - Transgender Halat Wins Her Case

EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Harassment in Custody - Transgender Halat Wins Her Case

The European Court of Human rights convicted the Turkish government for failing to carry out an effective investigation in the case of transgender woman Halat who was harassed by a police officer. The Pink Live Association called on the government to counteract human rights violations of transgender persons.

10 November 2011