President Erdoğan: “We are against the enemy of the family called LGBT”

In his speech at TRT World Forum 2024, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan targeted LGBTI+s while talking about TV series, saying, “As the ruling party of Turkey, we are already against the enemy of the family called LGBT.”

QLUB launch took place

On December 4, the power of sports and solidarity for LGBTI+'s was emphasized at the launch.

“Syrian trans women refugees struggle with both systemic barriers and prejudices”

According to a new report, Syrian trans women refugees living in Izmir cannot find a job, face exploitation and harassment when they find a job, violence is intense, there is no faith in justice and frustration is widespread...

“Discrimination and inequality flow from every item of your ministry's budget”

DEM Party MP Halide Türkoğlu spoke at the Plan and Budget Commission meeting where the budget of the Ministry of Family and Social Services was discussed.

November 25 protests across Turkey

On November 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, women and LGBTI+'s took to the streets.

LGBTI+ and sexual health organizations in Ankara came together on AIDS Day

LGBTI+ and sexual health organizations in Ankara gave a message of solidarity against discrimination at a joint event on World AIDS Day.

DEM Party MP Özgül Saki: “TİHEK consistently gives ‘inadmissibility’ decisions in the applications of LGBTI+’s”

DEM Party Istanbul MP Özgül Saki spoke at the Plan and Budget Commission meeting where the budget of the Ministry of Justice was discussed.

Question from DEM Party MP Kezban Konukçu on police violence against women and LGBTI+s on November 25

Konukçu asked Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya: “By what right do the governor of Istanbul and the police prevent the constitutional right to assembly and march?”

“We are unable to get reliable information about Ali Malikov, Parvin Alakbarova and a fellow migrant woman”

“We are concerned about the health of our friends and we know that they are in danger of deportation,” the November 25 Women's Platform said in a statement on their social media accounts.

Police operation against rights defenders, journalists and politicians: SPoD's Berfin Atlı also detained

A large number of rights defenders, journalists, politicians and writers, including SPoD's Berfin Atlı and bianet's Tuğçe Yılmaz, were detained in a police operation in several cities.

LGBTI+ activists detained on November 25 face deportation!

25 November Women's Platform announced that Ali Malikov and Parvin Alakbarov, who were detained yesterday, will be taken from Vatan Emniyet to Arnavutköy Repatriation Center today.

E-prescription mandatory for medicines used in hormone replacement therapy

The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency has imposed e-prescription requirements on some of the hormone replacement therapy medicines used by transgender people during their gender reassignment process.

Transgender Day of Remembrance protests across Türkiye

On November 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance, “Rebellion” voices filled the streets in many cities. We compiled what happened throughout the day...

“In Spite of Violence and Hate, Score Goals for Hope!”

Non-governmental organizations and Çankaya Municipality employees said “In Spite of Hate, Long Live Life!” in a friendly match on November 20.

DEM Party's Özgül Saki condemns hatred against trans people in Parliament

DEM Party Istanbul MP Özgül Saki, who took the floor in the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, recalled November 20 and called on “Parliament to abandon the hostility against sexual orientation and gender identity”.