Every section of society with one voice: No to hate march

The hashtag #NefretYürüyüşüneHayır (No to hate march) was going to run and run during the hatred activity against LGBTI+s, organized upon the call of Fikirde Birlik ve Mücadele Platformu and with the support of RTÜK in İstanbul at Saraçhane Park.

Video recordings related to 2021 Pride March 1st Cihangir case will be sent to a legal expert

The case, in which seven people taken into custody on 2021 İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride March day are being judged, is postponed to January 13, 2023, at 14.30 pm. Video recordings during detention will be sent to a legal expert.

TİHEK rejected LGBTI+s’ application once again!

Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye, rejected the application related to the discriminatory and anti-LGBTI+ statements of Gaziantep Governor Davut Gül. TİHEK, once again said that they didn’t evaluate discrimination against LGBTI+s as discrimination.

The court rejected Kaos GL’s objection to ban on Hornet

Ankara 9th Criminal Court of Peace rejected Kaos GL’s objection to the court decision banning Hornet.

“TİHEK, a governmental institution, is a party of Davut Gül’s discrimination”

Antep Queer made a statement after the rejection of Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye about the application related to Gaziantep Governor Davut Gül’s discriminatory statements targeting LGBTI+s.

InterDayanışma, carried through its work camp

InterDayanışma organized a work camp for strategic planning with May 17 Association.

Queer Cartoon Workshop was conducted in Belgrade

Queer Cartoon Workshop within the context of Serbia Belgrade Pride Week and EuroPride was conducted by Bartu Akyürek.

The police, who took anti-LGBTI+ Islamic groups under their wings, attacked the Ankara Pride March

Police attacked 2th Ankara Pride March. 42 LGBTI+ activists were taken into custody. Religious groups called for lynching under the wing of the police.

Police attacked the journalist who wanted to support imprisoned journalists!

Police attacked the journalists who made a press statement for the imprisonment of 16 journalists in Diyarbakır. KaosGL.org Chief Editor Yıldız Tar, Sibel Yükler and Deniz Nazlım were taken into custody.

Government waged war against LGBTI+s: 10 bans and at least 530 detainees in 37 days

The detentions experienced during the march, was among “firsts” for this year. Totally 373 LGBTI+s and LGBTI+ right defenders were taken into custody on the day of march! This number is a record both in the history of Pride Marches and the other public demonstrations.

LGBTI+s’ resistance hurdled police attack: We have no thought of going away

Police attacked İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride March this year as well. The attacks commencing in Cihangir, went on at the streets. LGBTI+s marched to Cihangir by crossing over police attack. 373 LGBTI+ activists were detained and they were released after a night at custody.

A lawsuit was filed against the bans on İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week

İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week Committee and SPoD brought the bans on Pride Week to the court: These type of events are not subject to permission, they are under constitutional assurance.

Joint statement by LGBTI+ associations against ban on İstanbul Pride Week

"We refuse to be ashamed, forgotten, to abandon, lose, and step back. We do not consent to our history, present and future being taken away from us with hate speech, targeting, bans and threats”

Police attack against Datça LGBTI+ Pride Week events

Police attacked the World Refugee Day activities of Birlikte Yaşam Evi (Co-existence House) which was conducted within the context of Datça LGBTI+ Pride Week. They blocked the event arbitrarily.

Censorship for “sexual orientation” expression at ÇAPA Faculty of Medicine!

“Sexual orientation” expression was expurgated from the medical doctors' pledge by the Administration at the graduation ceremony of ÇAPA Faculty of Medicine.