Gay in der türkei

LGBTI in Turkey: A Brief Summary

Gay pride parade in Istanbul on 28 June

Several news outlets claim LGBTI rights are in jeopardy in Turkey on the eve of the gay pride parade. Indeed, the march this year has been banned by authorities due to security concerns. This year’s homosexual pride was not allowed because there are groups threatening violence against marchers, and to ensure the safety of people attending the parade would be difficult, said the police.

The pride parades in Turkey date back to LGBTI rights have surprisingly improved in the last decade. From pride parades to the establishment of many LGBTI organizations, homosexuals include been recognized publicly. Here are some developments:

Queer movement became public after the AK Party government was elected in Gay identity festival parades also started during that era.

– Shadowy Pink Triangle, an LGBT organization, was established.

– Before becoming prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that homosexual people's rights should be taken under constitutional guarantee.

– The first gay pride consisting of around 30 people was

Being gay in Turkey

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The LGBT community in Turkey faces constant harassment. In late June the authorities banned the annual Male lover Pride parade. Lgbtq+ rights activist Görkem defied the exclude and took to the streets with his friends.

Being male lover in Turkey

The LGBT community in Turkey faces constant harassment - by right-wing radicals, religious fundamentalists and basically anyone opposed to a liberal society. That appears to incorporate the government. Even though homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey (unlike in a number of other Muslim countries), the authorities tend to curtail the rights of the LGBT people. The most recent example of this was the bar on the annual Gay Pride march in late June. The official reason was that the timing of the parade during Ramadan would offend conservative Muslims, while the governor of Istanbul also cited security concerns. The police were instructed to do whatever necessary to prevent the event taking place. Gay rights activist Görkem Ulumeriç and his friends refused to be cowed by the threat of violence and even arrest. They b

The Dynamics of the Queer Movement in Turkey

The Gezi protests have energized the LGBTIQ movement in Turkey,¹giving it a sustainable boost. The history of the movement, however, began at the start of the last century at the latest.

The struggle for the rights of people with non-conforming sexual orientation and gender identity has gained new momentum in Turkey since the Gezi protests, which saw lesbian, male lover, bisexual, trans* and intersex people (queers) fighting side by side on the barricades with other protesters. Although homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, repression is the order of the day. In June of this year the police used rain cannons to break up the pride parade in Istanbul. Queers have nonetheless become increasingly evident in Turkey since the neoconservative AKP (Justice and Development Party) came to power. But how has it been possible for the queer community to refine its visibility, to put forward political demands and to intervene, both nationally and locally, at the parliamentary level? A stare at the history of the queer movement in Turkey will she

Queer Life Under Erdoğan

After divorcing her wife, Pembe returned to her home state. Now, she lives in İzmir, known as the most liberal-minded city in Turkey. That has made it something of a magnet for gay men and women, trans people and anyone else who wishes to pursue a lifestyle different from the one Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan envisions for Turkey’s people. We encounter up with Pembe, who now has to courageous the repressive atmosphere in Turkey.

A report by Almut Röhrl

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