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After Azerbaijan, Turkey named second most anti-LGBT+ country in Europe

After Azerbaijan, Turkey named second most anti-LGBT+ country in Europe

by TurkeyPurge | May 14, 2019 | Int'l Reactions

A ranking by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has put Turkey in the second lowest place in Europe in terms of LGBTI rights, the Diken news website reported on Tuesday. With a percentage score of 5.16, Turkey was ranked...
Adana governor bans LGBTI pride march over ‘possible incitement of hatred, hostility’

Adana governor bans LGBTI pride march over ‘possible incitement of hatred, hostility’

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

The Adana Governor’s Office has banned an LGBTI pride parade scheduled to take place in Adana province over “possible incitement of hatred and hostility among people,” the Diken news portal reported. The 2014 LGBTI pride parade was the last one that was allowed by the...
Turkish LGBT activist goes on hunger strike in support of transgender woman jailed in Tekirdağ

Turkish LGBT activist goes on hunger strike in support of transgender woman jailed in Tekirdağ

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 6, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Kıvılcım Arat, a Turkish LGBT activist, is entering the third day of a hunger strike to expose human rights violations committed against Diren Coşkun, a transgender woman who has been held in pre-trial detention in Tekirdağ prison. According to the T24 news portal,...
Police stifle İstanbul Gay Pride rally, detain AP reporter

Police stifle İstanbul Gay Pride rally, detain AP reporter

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish police have thwarted an attempt by LGBT activists to hold a pride march in İstanbul’s famed Taksim square to mark one of the largest organized gay festivals in Turkey. According to Turkish media outlets and several pro-LGBT twitter accounts, police fired...

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