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LGBT rights in Turkey

LGBTI+ Activist İris Mozalar arrested over pro-refugee social media posts – Tuğçe Yılmaz / BIANET

Mozalar is facing charges of "inciting hatred and animosity among the public" due to her posts opposing a recent pogrom attempt targeting Syrian refugees. Bianet...

Every discourse targeting LGBTI+ community manifests as violence in their lives – Selma Koçak / KAOS GL

During the Kadıköy Municipality Assembly meeting, CHP Council Member İpek Demirtaş celebrated Pride Month. Following Demirtaş’s speech, a discussion erupted. AKP Assembly Member Elif...

Erdogan says constitutional change will protect families against ‘perverse trends’ – Reuters

"President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that a constitutional amendment that his party will present to Turkey's parliament will protect families from what he...

LGBT+ people are facing a dire situation in Turkey. This is how it got so bad, and why you should care – Pink News

"On 2 February 2021, Twitter took the still relatively unusual step of flagging a politician’s tweets for “hateful conduct”, the same thing it did to tweets...

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