08/07/2021 | Writer: Yiğit E Korkmaz

LGBTI+’s and women rallied in Mersin after Turkey’s official withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention; Gamze Şimşek, Fevziye Yürek, Koray Ünlü photographed the meeting.

İstanbul Convention protest in Mersin Kaos GL - News Portal for LGBTI+

Women and LGBTI+'s rallied in many provinces of Turkey, after the country's official withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention on Thursday (July 1st).

LGBTI+'s and women who came together on Sakarya Street in Ankara said we are not giving up on the İstanbul Convention (Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence).

The protest was photographed by Gamze Şimşek, Fevziye Yürek, Koray Ünlü.

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Photos: Koray Ünlü

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Photos: Fevziye Yürek

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Photos: Gamze Şimşek

 


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