KaosGL.org is blocked!

In addition to this censorship, the @kaosglorg X account we opened to replace our closed X account was also blocked.

Everyone who was detained at the Trans Pride March has been released

All 46 people who were detained with police violence at the Trans Pride March were released yesterday from the Istanbul Anadolu Courthouse. Judicial control measures and an international travel ban were imposed on 5 of them.

Allegation of “ban” on LGBTİ+ flag at Mimar Sinan: Security attack

At Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, security attempted to confiscate the LGBTİ+ flag at the Politik Baykuş Fanzine stand and attacked the students.

Diyanet-Sen and Memur-Sen join the line of LGBTI+ hatred

At the Family Workshop organized as part of Diyanet-Sen’s Family Year Action Plan, the presidents of both Diyanet-Sen and Memur-Sen targeted LGBTI+ people using terms such as “desexualization” and “perverse ideologies.”

MPs issue statement in Parliament on violence against women report: “The commission legitimizes hate”

Members of Parliament from the DEM Party and EMEP, along with women’s and LGBTI+ organizations, held a press conference at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey regarding the report of the Parliamentary Commission on Violence Against Women.

The Ministry of Health has imposed an age limit of 21 for trans people's hormone medications

In the letter sent by the Ministry to the governorates, it instructed that hormone medications must not be prescribed under any circumstances to individuals under the age of 21 for the purpose of “changing gender.” The justification given was the Year of the Family.

Our X account has been blocked in Turkey

We do not accept this censorship, which constitutes a serious attack on freedom of expression, and specifically on the freedom of expression of LGBTI+ people.

Our new X account is live: kaosglorg

Our X account with 47,500 followers has been blocked in Turkey. With our new X account, we continue to tell the story of the rainbow!

ERA to hold “Building Inclusive Workplaces” event on 26 June

The event will bring together experts and professionals to explore the role of trade unions and private sector actors in creating safer, fairer, and more inclusive workplaces for LGBTI+ individuals.

Ankara Pride March was held: “We are writing history not with your bans, but with our pride”

"Every slogan we chanted in Ankara today is a call not just to this city, but to the entire region. We invite everyone, every LGBTI+ individual, every person of conscience, to join this struggle."

Police attacked the Trans Pride March: We have never surrendered to you, and we never will!

Şişli District Governor's Office banned the Trans Pride March, police blocked off Taksim, and trans people gathered and marched in Kadıköy Acıbadem. After the march, police violently detained 46 activists.

Kaos GL issues World Refugee Day statement: “Borders do not stop life, LGBTI+ hostility cannot overshadow the right to live”

Today is World Refugee Day. Kaos GL Association’s Refugee Rights Program issued a statement, saying, “We will continue to advocate that refugee and LGBTI+ rights are inseparable.”

DEM Party Commission on Migrants and Refugees: “LGBTI+ migrants face every dimension of discrimination”

The commission’s co-spokespersons, Özgül Saki and Murad Mıhçı, issued a statement for World Refugee Day on 20 June.

The first Pride March was held at İzmir Institute of Technology

Students gathered in front of the cafeteria and read out a press statement: “This march is not just to tell our story; it is to carry the voices of those silenced, ignored, and lost.”

Pride March at Mimar Sinan University: Times will change, resistance will remain!

Queer Owl organized a pride march on the Mimar Sinan University campus on June 18, Equality Day with Trans People.