IDAHO News from Sarajevo Open Center

UN Released First Report on LGBT Rights Violations

Gays and transsexuals in Turkey target in ‘honor killings’

LGBT head meets with minister

The Art Of Being Yourself

Hıv Cases Rise, Discrimination Against Patients Still A Problem

Turkey: William Burroughs’ Publisher, Translator on Trial for Pornography

LGBTs demand rights at Istanbul’s Gay Pride March

50 "Sour Dictionary" Writers Summoned to Prosecutor’s Office

"Equality Here and Now"

WHO urges equal access to HIV services for gay men

Turkey must take action over LGBT discrimination, AI report suggests

LGBT rights activists ’storm’ store in Istanbul to protest ’homophobic attitude’

Google hides Gay Pride rainbow

Hammarberg: ‘Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people still face discrimination in Europe’

LGBT Rights in Turkey: Time for Action

LGBT in Turkey: not an illness nor a crime

"Breaking Taboos"

"The Prevention Of METU-LGBT’s Request For Being A Student Club At The University"

Facebook Apologized to Journalist Çakır - Group Re-Opened

Euro Parliament warns Turkey, Montenegro on gay equality

Some Turkish papers refuse to run gay rights association ad

LGBT Rights Are Part of EU Accession Conditions, say European Parliamentarians

Turkey's first openly gay referee adamant to continue battle

UN shuns ILGA again

Turkey: Stop Violence Against Transgender People

Turkey: Dismiss Charges Against Transgender Activists

Turkish LGBT activists: More pressure from the EU, equality now

Turkey: Drop Charges Against Transgender Rights Defenders

Joint Letter to Turkish Officials on the Upcoming Trial of Pink Life Activists

Police Brutally Attacked Transgenders in Ankara

British Embassy celebrates International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), 17 May

The Members of the joint Turkey-EU Parliamentary Commission Met with Representatives of Non-Govermental Organizations

Kavaf was Called to Resign during the Anti-Homophobia Parade

Turkey's gays, transsexuals decry increasing homophobia

Gay refugees flee to Turkey, seeking freedom

No Significant Progress in Murder Case of Ahmet Yildiz

Transsexuals call for improved rights

Gays and covered women unite

Turkey's transsexuals popular on TV but not at home

Discrimination will be banned, draft law says

Turkish minister’s gay comments protested in Istanbul

LGBT Association Sues State Minister

Health minister again challenges colleague, this time on gays

'Homosexuality is a disease' says Turkish minister

Government says no gays in our families

Turkey objects to gay marriage allusion in council document

Rights groups slam murders of transsexuals in Turkey

Violence against transgenders condemned

Turkey: Stop Violence Against Transgender People Multiple Murders Highlight Inadequate State Protection

Men of !f Istanbul: Boys just wanna have fun

LGBT organization faces closure in Turkey

Transgender Derya Y. Killed in Antalya

Gross Report on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Turkey urged to end discriminatory clampdown on gay rights groups

Euro Parliament Reaffirms Gay Rights Are Condition to Join the European Union

European Parliament reaffirms LGBT rights are a condition to join the European Union

Gay Referee: I'm competent despite criticisms

Bawer Cakir from Bianet Receives Baki Kosar Award

Court fined gay husband

Sexual Orientation Discrimination at Work in Turkey: Is it finally in law?

Death of Gay Activist Brings Turkey's Attitude Toward Gays Into Focus

Protect Freedom of Association for Gay Rights Activists in Turkey

International Meeting Against Homophobia in Turkey, May 1-17, 2010

Father of the Victim Is Fugitive Murder Suspect

Prosecutor Considers Lesbian Love to be Obscene

From Teheran to Riyadh, This is How We Are Discriminated Against

Prosecutor Considers Lesbian Love to be Obscene

Soul-Searching in Turkey After a Gay Man Is Killed

Activists target Turkish law

THIRD PARTY INTERVENTION IN THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE CASE OF KAOS GL v TURKEY (NOVEMBER 2009)

UNSAFE HAVEN (PART 1 of 2): THE SECURITY CHALLENGES FACING LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN TURKEY (JUNE 2009)

Turkey: Drop Charges Against LGBTT Group

Gay refugees flee persecution but remain at risk

Turkey: Change Law of Misdemeanors to End Abuse of Trans People

Euro Commission tells EU applicants to respect gay rights

Cross-National Protest Action for Women’s and LGBTT’s Rights

Poor turn out for women's rights protest

UNSAFE HAVEN (PART 2 of 2): THE SECURITY CHALLENGES FACING LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN TURKEY (JUNE 2009)

Third Party Intervention in the European Court of Human Rights on the case of Kaos GL v Turkey

Struggle against Homophobic Discrimination in Professional Life

Transsexuals Complain at Prime Ministry about Police Violence

"Public Morality" Disturbed by LGBT organization...

Latest Anti-Gay Surge in Turkey Against Another LGBT Organization

Prosecutor Claims 6 Different Charges against Melek K.'s Murder

EU Annual Report Demands for More Reforms from Turkey including LGBT Rights

Access Denied to LGBT Social Networking Sites

Gay Web site block reveals no limit to censorship in Turkey

Erotic scenes on Turkish TV, right or wrong?

Istanbul Police is Hunting Trannies and Transsexuals for Earning Bonus !

Gay Police Discussions

Wave of Homophobia Sweeps the Muslim World

Turkish man tried in absentia for 'honour killing' of gay son

Honour Killing On Trial

Ahmet Yildiz Murder Case Started. Fugitive Defendant: Yildiz's Father

Novel about Transsexual Banned for Under-18s

Human Rights Violations Against LGBT Individuals inTurkey in 2008

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST LGBT INDIVIDUALS IN TURKEY IN 2008

Report Warns: Continuing Homophobia in the Media

LGBT Refugees in Turkey Face Violence, Inadequate Police Protection

Report Warns: Continuing Homophobia in the Media

Harvey Milk

"Struggle of Turkey's LGBT Movement Has International Importance"

3,000 People in LGBTT Pride March

MP Tuncel: Turkish Parliament Must Consult LGBTT Organisations

Turkey: Football Referee, Barred for Being Homosexual, Fights for Rights

Gay Turkish Football Referee Fights Back After Firing

Gay referee divides opinion in Turkish football

Outed referee blows whistle on Turkish homophobia

Gay in Turkey: Istanbul Pride Week Against "Hate Crimes"

Veto Homophobic Law in Lithuania

Lithunia, A Homophobic Country

Istanbul

Struggle for gay rights hits football in Turkey

Sacked gay referee fights to get his job back

5th Annual "Hormoned Tomatoes" Awards

Turkey

Amnesty International Report: No Improvements in Turkey Including LGBT Issues

Esmeray Hopes Transgender People Will Follow Example

Again A Transgender Murder in Turkey

Gay referee to continue legal battle

Gay soccer ref forced out in Turkey

March against Homophobia and Transphobia in Ankara

Gay pleas for help fall on deaf ears

Birdal seeks transgender safety norm

Turkish MP Questions Government on LGBT Murders

Lambda Istanbul granted permission to continue operating

Court: Lambda Istanbul can continue operating

Turkey: Government Needs to Respect and Protect the Human Rights of LGBT People

Statement by ILGA-Europe regarding Lambda Istanbul

Turkish LGBT activists await ruling on closure of legal group

Turkey fails to protect asylum-seekers including LGBT applicants

Amnesty International: Refugees in Turkey Deprived of Rights

"European Parliament

Lambda Istanbul: Call For Solidarity

Transsexual Melek

Murders against transexuals do not stop in Turkey!

We Are Meeting Against Homophobia !

LGBT Pride Week in Turkey in June

Homophobic Attacks and murders in the cities of Eskisehir, Bursa and Edirne in Turkey

Transgender Murder in Istanbul

Turkey: Transgender Activist Murdered

GAY IDENTITIES, COMMUNITIES AND PLACES IN THE 1990S IN ISTANBUL (FEBRUARY 2009)

Platform of LGBTT Rights, Situation in Turkey in 2008

Appeals court says gay rights unit is OK

Appeals Court Confused about Sexual Orientation

Gay in Istanbul

Press Declaration on the Reasoned Decision of Lambda's Court Case

Turkish LGBT organization wins appeal against closure

Istanbul gay rights group wins appeal against closure under morality laws

International Anti-Homophobia Meeting in Ankara, May 2009

Interview with Sunil Pant, Openly Gay MP from Nepal

Interview with Kerry Eleveld from "The Advocate Magazine"

Turkey fails to protect gay people

Turkey's LGBT History - 2009

Turkish transsexual star acquitted of insulting army

Turkey breaks company with EU in gay vote

UN statement on LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) human rights and the position of Turkey

Court overturns shutdown of Lambda Istanbul

Decriminalisation of homosexuality Worldwide in UN but Turkey is not supporting the measure

LGBT Rights Issue in EU Commission reports about Turkey

Iran

LGBTT March For Slained Transsexual Ince

Another transgender friend was murdered in Ankara!

Protest the murder of a Turkish Transgender in Ankara, Turkey

Turkey's sex workers seek to establish a union

Transvestites test the limits of Turkey

"IPS Network" And "Press Now" Help The Turkish LGBBT Community Have More Media Visibility

Organisers delighted at success of LGBT Muslim conference

Daily Vakit Newspaper Attacks The Turkish Poet For His Homosexuality

Gay and group sex approved by court

TURKEY: DISCRIMINATION OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND LAW REPORT (OCTOBER 2008)

ANOTHER STRUGGLE: SEXUAL IDENTITY POLITICS IN UNSETTLED TURKEY (SEPTEMBER 2008)

"WE NEED A LAW FOR LIBERATION" by HRW Part 2 of 2

"WE NEED A LAW FOR LIBERATION" by HRW Part 1 of 2

Transvestites under police pressure

Turkey Urged to Respect LGBT People

Was Ahmet Yildiz the victim of Turkey's First Gay Honour Killing?

First gay "honor killing" feared in Turkey

Transgender Turkish singer on trial for criticizing military

Turkey's Latest Anti-Gay Surge

Gay MEP "extremely worried" by ban on Turkish LGBT group

Turkey's closure of an LGBT organisation - a step away from the EU

Turkey: Court Shows Bias, Dissolves Lambda Istanbul

Turkey's LGBT History - 2008

Turkey Tries to Ban Gay Group Over Its Name

Council of Europe expresses concern over gay rights in Turkey

Turkey: Gay rights group to fight court ban

Turkish gay group will fight ban

Court closes gay rights association

Turkish gay rights group closed down by court

The judge ruled to close of Lambda Istanbul - LGBTT Organization in Istanbul, Turkey

First Ever Gay March Held in Ankara, Turkey

Facing hate crime in Turkey

EU must insist Turkey "respect LGBT people's basic rights"

Rights Group: Gays in Turkey Face Climate of Violence

HRW

Turkey: Homophobic Violence Points to Rights Crisis

Britain's out MEP to march in Turkey for gay rights

Gays in UK

Homosexual magazine publishes 100th edition

Documentary About Muslim Homosexuals Screened at Turkish Film Festival

Turkey: End Harassment of Gay Rights Groups

LGBT TURKEY REPORT TO THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER (MARCH 2008)

Revenge of the oppressed sexual identity!

Gay group faces court challenge in Turkey

Turkish transsexuals take to the stage to demand rights

Invitation to the Third International Anti-Homophobia Meeting

Sex and the police

EU reports show increased awareness of LGBT rights

Istanbul authorities attempt to close gay rights organization

Istanbul LGBT group trial to resume in January 2008

Sexual Orientation and the Constitution: Preparation of a New Constitution in the Republic of Turkey

LGBT IN THE NORTHERN PART OF CYPRUS

Turkish LGBTT Group Faces Closure in Istanbul, Turkey

LET

Istanbul Police Department Must Eliminate Arbitrary Practices

Police Maltreatment Directed Towards Gay Venues in Istanbul

Int'l meeting against homophobia under way

Turkey Hosts Conference on Anti-Gay Attitudes

SECOND INTERNATIONAL ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA MEETING, MAY 15-17 2007

Gay, Lesbian, and Transsexual Caf

Turkey's gay-lesbians on their way to be recognized

Turkish Gay Editor Has Been Acquitted

A GAY MURDER AND INJUSTICE IN TURKEY

International Anti-Homophobia Meeting in Ankara, Turkey

Muslim countries at UN reject Canadian gay activist group

Turkey's LGBT History - 2007

Systematic Attacks Against Turkish Transgenders Continue

Turkish gay editor's obscenity trial postponed

Lawsuit Against the Turkish LGBT Magazine

Turkish Gay Editor Faces Prison

Gay publisher faces jail in Turkey

Turkish gay publisher may be jailed for magazine

Turkish Gay Activist Faces Prison

SITUATION OF GAYS IN TURKISH ARMY

Turkish Conscientious Objector and Gay Activist Mehmet Tarhan sentenced to 25 months of Heavy Imprisonment

Northern Cyprus decriminalizes homosexuality

Gay Rights Upheld By Prosecution Again

LGBT MOVEMENT IN TURKEY IN 2006

Request to ban a second Turkish gay rights group rejected in Bursa

LGBT MOVEMENT IN TURKEY AND EUROPEAN UNION (2006)

EXPERIENCES OF LGBT REFUGEES IN TURKEY (2006)

AK Party distances itself from Firat

Ban on GL Publication is Going to the ECHR

No excuses" for Gay Pride violence

A Plead was issued to European Parliament members regarding Gay March in Bursa

TURKEY'S GAYS ATTACKED BY GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS MOBS

Press Release of Rainbow Association regarding the Cancellation of the LGBT March in Bursa

Gay march cancelled in Bursa, Turkey

KAOS GL MAGAZINE IS BANNED!

"Pink Life" The First Turkish Transgender Association Founded

The 13th Annual LGBT Pride Events in Istanbul

Kaos GL Lashes Out at TV Homophobia

Bursa Bids to Close Down Gay Association

International Rainbow Summer Camp in Fethiye, Turkey

Another Turkish LGBT rights group risks closure in the city of Bursa

Ankara Hosts anti-Homophobia Meeting

City of protocol to host international anti-homophobia meeting

Military Court Defies EHCR (European Court of Human Rights) Rulings

Military court rules gay objector must do service

International Rainbow Camp from KAOS GL

Gay Bar Crisis in Alanya, Turkey

Turkey restricts viewing of 'Brokeback'

Turkey balks on broader gay rights

Turkey Balks on Widening Rights for Gays

International Anti-Homophobia Meeting in Ankara, Turkey (May 17

Lambda Istanbul needs your help!

Appeal Made To EU Over Jailed Gay Turkish Conscript

Letter to the members of the European Parliament for Mehmet Tarhan, a Turkish Gay Activist

Catholic nun honored for work with gays

Gay Conscientious Objector Ends Hunger Strike, Prison Sentence Overruled on Appeal

Address

LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) RIGHTS IN TURKEY (2005)

Turkish gays win first legal victory on road to EU

Turkish Judge Refuses To Close Gay Rights Group

Turkish Court Not to Hear Case to Closedown Gay Group

What Is KAOS GL?

What is KAOS GL

How is KAOS GL funded?

Why A Group Like KAOS GL?

Is KAOS GL A Political Group?

How is KAOS GL organized?

The journal KAOS GL

How Can You Subscribe To KAOS GL?

Where is KAOS GL sold?

KAOS Cultural Center

Activities at the KAOS Cultural Center

KAOS GL and communications with homosexuals in other countries

Plans and projects for the future

Who are the members of KAOS GL, and who can join?

E-mail

Phone / Fax

PRESS STATEMENT FOR NINTH MEETING OF GAYS AND LESBIANS (2002)

3rd LGBT STRATEGY SEMINAR - HOMOSEXUALITIES IN TURKEY (2002)

Gay Rights Harmful, Says Ankara Governor

Turkey Moves To Silence Gays

Turkish gay group faces closure

IGLYO HEARING - TURKEY REPORT (2002)

WHAT HAS KAOS GL DONE SO FAR? (2002)

Turkish gay rights group risks closure

ILGA EUROPE Media Release

Turk governor demands closure of gay group

Establishing a Gay and Lesbian Organization is Against the Laws and Ethical Rules According to the Turkish Government

Lawyers call record imprisonment for conscientious objector

Small group of gays in Turkey mark 12th annual Pride event

The 12th Annual Pride Events in Istanbul

ILGA issued a press statement about new Turkish Penal Law

Gay singer bids to host macho Turkish oil wrestling contest

Outrage call on Turkey to cease abuse

Turkish Gays Ask For European Help

UK MEP targeted as Turkish gays fight for equality

Letter to European Officials about the New Turkish Penal Code

Kaos GL Press Statement About Turkish Penal Code

Mehmet Loves Peace/ Baris

Turkey: Concerns about new Penal Code should be addressed

Turkish Transgenders Want an End to Violence Towards Them

A New Step for Visibility of Turkish Lesbians and Transgenders

A First for Turkey

LGBT issues of Turkey was discussed at Human Rights Association of Turkey

Turkish gays plead for more EU support

Turkey's homosexuals call for stronger EU support

Turkish man sentenced to six years in prison for killing wife

He was sentenced to 6 years after killing his wife

Equal rights: First step for protection

Gays in Turkey want to be 'visible'

Group wants Turkey to improve treatment of gays before entering EU

Gay group pushes for equality promise in EU-Turkey debate

EU: An Opportunity for LGBT Rights in Turkey

A brief History of the LGBT Movement in Turkey

Interview with Demet Demir, A Turkish Transgender Activist

Statement of Turkish Gay and Lesbian Labour Network

The First Meeting of Gay & Lesbian Workers in Turkey

EU Accession Report on Turkey and Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation

Turkey's homosexuals come out for their rights

New Turkish Penal Code Approved, No Gains for Turkish LGBT Community

Being Turkish and Gay in Germany

Women and Gay Right Groups Marchers Protest the Turkish Penal Code Reform Bill

First Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Istanbul in October 2004

Women's Groups Call Prime Minister of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan, to Work on Gender Relations and Sexual Orientation

Kaos GL Cultural Center Was Attacked

Interview with International Lesbian and Gay Association's (ILGA) Secretary General (Kursat Kahramanoglu)

ILGA Europe is pressing the new EU President for further reforms in Turkey

Will Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Continue?

Turkish Parliament Decided to Rule Out Considering Prison Term for 'Sexual Orientation' Discrimination

Press Statement of Gay and Lesbian Activists at Turkish Parliament

We, gays and lesbians, are demanding protection under new Turkish Penal Code

What Did Kaos GL Do Between 1998 and 2002?

Symposium, Understanding Gender Identities and Sexual Orientations in Turkey

A First for Turkey: on Lesbians and Gays

What did Lambda Istanbul do in 2003?

Lambda Istanbul March 2004 Activities

Kaos GL March 2004 Activities

Kaos GL Symposium 2004

Searching for Solution on the Field of Gay

In Turkey, One-year Prison Term for Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation