by TurkeyPurge | Jun 26, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
A video footage shows the moment AFP photojournalist Bülent Kılıç tells police “I can’t breathe” while being pressed down on his neck by an officer in Beyoğlu during Istanbul’s Pride march. Kılıç was reportedly trying to cover the LGBTI pride parade scheduled to take...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 26, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Authorities in İstanbul have banned the “Queer Olympix,” organizers said Saturday, becoming the latest pro-LGBT event to be cancelled in Turkey, AFP reported. Some 130 participants were to compete in the third annual Queer Olympix this weekend in sports including...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 16, 2019 | Hate Crime, Human Rights Abuses
A Turkish police officer has been fired from his job and briefly put in pre-trial detention for being gay, the Deutsche Welle reported. Speaking to the DWTurkce on Wednesday, the dismissed police officer said that he was dismissed from his job in November 2018 for...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 1, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has banned an LGBTI pride parade scheduled to take place in İstanbul’s famed Taksim street on July 1, citing security and public order concerns, the Turkish media reported. The 2014 LGBTI pride parade was the last one that was...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 19, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The Ankara Governor’s Office has banned all gay festivals, screenings, forums and exhibitions on security grounds, according to the BBC news. The governor’s office said on Sunday that the decision was made in order to “protect public order and sensitivities.”...
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