Once again a postponement at Boğaziçi rainbow trial!

The trial of those who were attacked by the police for carrying the LGBTI+ flags was postponed once again. The lawyers reemphasized that there was no crime, at the hearing.

How was the 10th anniversary of SPoD?

SPoD celebrated its 10th anniversary with its team, volunteers, members, stakeholders, LGBTI+ activists, members of parliament, representatives from municipalities, political parties and non-governmental organizations.

Acquittal at METU Pride March!

Everyone participated in METU Pride March have been acquitted because it is realized that there was nothing to constitute a crime. One person was served with a fine for insult.

Transphobic defense by the lawyer of the transphobic killer

The lawyer of Volkan Hicret, who killed Hande Buse Şeker, spread sexism and transphobia around, he turned to the lie that she was “not a woman, but a man”

TPA İzmir: “Hand in hand and in solidarity against all kinds of violence”

“We remind our emphasis on ‘İstanbul Convention Keeps You Alive’ and ‘LGBTI+ Rights Are Human Rights’”

Joint Declaration on World Mental Health Day: Mental health in an unequal world

The associations, which are expert on mental health, put a joint declaration out on October 10, World Mental Health Day: “The results shows that discussing inequality at mental health field is an urgent necessity. The responsibility falls upon all of us while discussing the inequality.”

Can Candan, not let in campus of Boğaziçi by the instruction of the Rectorate

“What is upsetting for me is that we were surrounded by riot police at the gate of my institute where I worked for 14 years, and not to let in the campus.”

“Especially women and LGBTI+ prisoners are subject to violence, harrassment and mistreatment”

Parliamentary question about violation of right in prisons from Züleyha Gülüm: especially women and LGBTI+ prisoners are subject to violence, harassment and mistreatment by the law enforcement officers.

Those prosecuted graduated, however METU case was not able to end: We demand the acquittal altogether!

We talked to Melike Balkan and Özgür Gür, just before the METU Pride trial on October, 8th: We demand the acquittal not because of “lack of evidence”, but because organizing a pride march is a right. We demand the acquittal all together!”

LGBTI+ agenda of Turkey: September 2021

Kaos GL’s September 2021 newsletter: Trials and police violence

At least 119 women and LGBTI+ rights defenders were detained in 6 months!

1098 rights defenders, including 119 women and LGBTI+ rights defenders, and 14 environmental rights defenders, were detained in 6 months.

Private security attacked students holding rainbow flags

The private security force of 9 Eylül University, İzmir attacked two students because of their masks written “Istanbul Convention Keeps You Alive” and LGBTI+ flags.

Turkish municipality censored Azis

The news of Yeni Akit, which targets LGBTI+s and LGBTI+ organizations via systematic smear and hate companies, caused the cancellation of Azis’s concert in Bursa Kestel Municipality.

HDP MP Gülüm requested Parliamentary investigation about anti-LGBTI+ hate speech at media

HDP İstanbul MP Züleyha Gülüm, requested a Parliamentary investigation about hate speech against LGBTI+s reminding the Kaos GL Media Monitoring Report.

KaosGL.org’s September 2021

We published 229 contents, including 209 news, 14 columns, 6 visual productions in September