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Discrimination and Violence Against LGBTI+s in İstanbul

Discrimination and Violence Against LGBTI+s in İstanbul

Amid increasing discrimination and violence against LGBTI+s in Turkey, three such incidents have reportedly occurred in İstanbul over the past week.

From Amnesty International to Turkey: Prevent Homophobic, Transphobic Violence

From Amnesty International to Turkey: Prevent Homophobic, Transphobic Violence

Amnesty International has released a public statement ahead of May 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: “The government of Turkey must take steps to combat rising homophobia and transphobia.”

From Kaos GL to Radio and TV Supreme Council: Apologize to LGBTI+s

From Kaos GL to Radio and TV Supreme Council: Apologize to LGBTI+s

Kaos GL Association has called on the Chair of Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) to apologize to the LGBTI+ community and put an end to censorship. “Keep your hands off from the LGBTI+s,” the association has said in a written statement.

‘Refugee Workers Work More, Get Paid Less’

‘Refugee Workers Work More, Get Paid Less’

The Leather, Textile, Shoe Workers’ Association has released its Refugee Workers Report. Based on face-to-face meetings with 100 workers in İzmir, the report documents the hardships experienced by refugee workers in their work lives.

Chaos and Tension Prevail in Lesbos Island

Chaos and Tension Prevail in Lesbos Island

“Refugees cannot return to Turkey, they cannot set their foot on Lesbos. Some of them are just waiting in their boats off the shore. They have been stuck…”

2 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Pro-Government Daily Yeni Akit Not Prosecuted for Calling LGBTI+s ‘Dishonorable Faggots’

Pro-Government Daily Yeni Akit Not Prosecuted for Calling LGBTI+s ‘Dishonorable Faggots’

The Prosecutor's Office has considered the newspaper's article containing discriminatory expressions within freedom of expression.

15 January 2020

‘Turkey’s Challenge with LGBTI Refugees’ Report by Kaos GL Association

‘Turkey’s Challenge with LGBTI Refugees’ Report by Kaos GL Association

Kaos GL Association has released its report “Turkey’s Challenge with LGBTI Refugees” in memory of Muhammad Wisam Sankari, a Syrian gay refugee killed in İstanbul in 2016.

19 December 2019

Human Rights Association: Syrians Don’t Have Safety of Life in Adana

Human Rights Association: Syrians Don’t Have Safety of Life in Adana

Releasing a report on attacks that targeted Syrian refugees in Adana, Human Rights Association (İHD) said, “We condemn the racist, discriminatory and othering attacks in Adana. We request that damages of aggrieved Syrians be compensated”.

25 September 2019

‘It is Discriminatory to Suspend the Broadcast of a Series due to Homosexual Relationship’

RADIO, TV SUPREME COUNCIL MEMBER BİLDİRİCİ

‘It is Discriminatory to Suspend the Broadcast of a Series due to Homosexual Relationship’

Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) member Faruk Bildirici has denounced the broadcast suspension imposed on a series on Fox Life Channel for “acting against public morality” with a second-long kissing scene of two women.

24 September 2019

‘How was the Protest Against Removal of Syrians Attacked Despite Security Measures?’

MAZLUMDER ASSOCIATION CHAIR RAMAZAN BEYHAN

‘How was the Protest Against Removal of Syrians Attacked Despite Security Measures?’

Association for Human Rights and Solidarity for the Oppressed (MAZLUMDER) Chair Beyhan has stated that sending the ones who have taken refuge in Turkey to save their lives to the same conditions is “remorseless”.

29 July 2019 Evrim Kepenek

LGBTI+s Targeted in Friday Sermon

LGBTI+s Targeted in Friday Sermon

Sent by the Directorate of Religious Affairs to be read at all mosques across Turkey during the Friday prayer, this week’s Friday sermon has made targeting and discriminating remarks about LGBTI+ individuals.

'Lifelong Hormonal Tomato' Award to Minister of Interior Soylu

15TH HORMONAL TOMATO LGBTI+PHOBIA AWARDS

'Lifelong Hormonal Tomato' Award to Minister of Interior Soylu

The 15th Hormonal Tomato LGBTI+phobia Awards have been announced in a ceremony held in İstanbul yesterday. This year’s “Lifelong Hormonal” award has been granted to Minister of Interior Soylu, “who targets LGBTI+s with several statements.

Police Batter Transgender Woman in Mersin

Police Batter Transgender Woman in Mersin

Trans woman Işıl has been battered by police in Mersin. Speaking about the issue, Mersin 7 Colors LGBTI+ Solidarity Association’s General Coordinator Arıcan has stated that violence against transgender people has become systematic in Mersin.

LGBTI Employees Face Discrimination in Public Sector

KAOS GL REPORT

LGBTI Employees Face Discrimination in Public Sector

Seventy-three percent of the LGBTI employees in the public sector say there are discriminative elements in the institutions they work at, according to a survey by the Kaos GL.

‘Householders Unwilling to Rent Out Their Houses to LGBTIs and Migrants’

REPORT ON PERCEPTION OF DISCRIMINATION IN TURKEY

‘Householders Unwilling to Rent Out Their Houses to LGBTIs and Migrants’

The Report on Perception of Discrimination has shown that those groups complaining about different types of discrimination have met on a common ground when it comes to perception of discrimination against migrants, Kurds and LGBTIs.

8 February 2019

BBP Chair Destici: Let’s Deport 100 Thousand Armenians from Turkey

BBP Chair Destici: Let’s Deport 100 Thousand Armenians from Turkey

Chair of the Great Unity Party (BBP) Destici has spoken about the declaration of April 24 as the Commemoration Day for the Armenian Genocide by France: “There are 100 thousand Armenians in Turkey. What I am saying is the following: Let’s deport them.”

7 February 2019

Verdict of Non-Prosecution for Professor Who Called Hayko Bağdat ‘Leftover of the Sword’

Verdict of Non-Prosecution for Professor Who Called Hayko Bağdat ‘Leftover of the Sword’

A verdict of non-prosecution has been given for Prof. Dr. Yahya Mustafa Keskin, the Head of Sociology Department at Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, who called Armenian writer and journalist Hayko Bağdat “a leftover of the sword”.

29 January 2019

Allegation That One Person Murdered Because He is Kurdish on Parliamentary Agenda

Allegation That One Person Murdered Because He is Kurdish on Parliamentary Agenda

Submitting a parliamentary question to be responded by Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, HDP Muş MP Kılıç Koçyiğit has brought the allegations regarding the murder of one person in Sakarya because he was Kurdish into parliamentary agenda.

25 December 2018

Attack on Amedspor in Sakarya

Attack on Amedspor in Sakarya

Before the football match between Sakaryaspor and Diyarbakır-based Amedspor, video footages of operations were displayed on the screen. After the match, the fans of Sakaryaspor attacked the Amedspor players at the bench and in the changing room.

15 October 2018

Discriminatory Statement About Conchita Wurst by Director of State Channel TRT

Discriminatory Statement About Conchita Wurst by Director of State Channel TRT

The Director General of the state channel TRT İbrahim Eren has explained their decision of not participating in Eurovision by referring to Conchita Wurst. Eren has said, “I cannot make a live broadcast of someone who does not accept gender.”

Parliamentary Inquiry by CHP: Did You Prevent Women Taking to the Theatre Stage?

Parliamentary Inquiry by CHP: Did You Prevent Women Taking to the Theatre Stage?

CHP MP Yüceer has submitted a parliamentary inquiry regarding the allegation that Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman prevented women theater players from taking to the stage at parliament.

54,400-Euro Compensation for Discrimination Against Djemevi

54,400-Euro Compensation for Discrimination Against Djemevi

ECtHR has sentenced Turkey to pay fine of 54,400 Euros to Cem Foundation for “violating freedom of belief by discriminating against djemevis”.

21 June 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Men More Equal in Human Rights and Equality Council of Turkey: 10 Men-1 Woman

Men More Equal in Human Rights and Equality Council of Turkey: 10 Men-1 Woman

Members of the Human Rights and Equality Council of Turkey have been assigned: 10 men, one woman.

İstanbul LGBTİ Asked to Evacuate Its Office, Justification ‘Conservatism’

İstanbul LGBTİ Asked to Evacuate Its Office, Justification ‘Conservatism’

Landlord wants İstanbul LGBTİ to evacuate its office in Beyoğlu. Landlord’s justification is that he doesn’t approve of association’s activities. Association authorities have said, “We will not leave this office where we have been using since it was founded”.

30 September 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Syrian Gay Refugee Killed in İstanbul

Syrian Gay Refugee Killed in İstanbul

Muhammed Wisam Sankari, a Syrian gay refugee who was in İstanbul for over a year was threatened, kidnapped and raped. Sankari killed by many knife strikes has been able to be identified by his friends from his trousers.

Grey Wolves Organization Leader Convicted of Hate Speech Against Armenians

Grey Wolves Organization Leader Convicted of Hate Speech Against Armenians

Judgement has been passed on the lawsuit Garo Paylan from HDP had brought against Grey Wolves Organization Kars Province Leader Tolga Adıgüzel on charges of hate speech against Armenians.

Ankara’s Rainbow Venues Mapped

Ankara’s Rainbow Venues Mapped

KaosGL has mapped the venues where you won’t be subjected to discriminative, homophobic and transphobic attitudes, and that stick rainbows on the venues’ doors.

19 May 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

#GayTurtle’s Adventures from Amnesty International

#GayTurtle’s Adventures from Amnesty International

Amnesty International has underlined the absurd extent homophobia and transphobia has reached in Turkey through the video #GayTurtle.

Pera Fest Begins

Pera Fest Begins

İstanbul’s interdisciplinary art festival, Pera Fest will be held between the dates of March 21-27 with the theme “Art Against Discrimination” in 14th year.

Support from Ethical, Belief Groups for Böke over Being Targeted as ‘Baptized’

Support from Ethical, Belief Groups for Böke over Being Targeted as ‘Baptized’

In a joint statement, six different ethnical and belief groups have declared their support for CHP Vice Chair and Spokesperson Selin Sayek Böke who had been targeted by Bugün daily over being “a Christian”.

11 February 2016

Doctor Rejecting to Examine Trans Woman Receives Warning by TTB

Doctor Rejecting to Examine Trans Woman Receives Warning by TTB

Gynecologist F.H. who rejected to examine trans woman H.Ç. reasoning; “You are a man” receives a warning from the Turkish Medical Association noting that “the rejection must be based on a reasonable and comprehensible motivation and not a reason considered a crime”.

5 February 2016

Prosecution Rejects Criminal Complaint against ‘The People of Lut’ Banners

Prosecution Rejects Criminal Complaint against ‘The People of Lut’ Banners

The prosecution has given decision of non-prosecution as to banners targeting LGBTI written “If you see anyone doing the dirty work of the people of Lut, kill both perpetrator and affected” on Ankara streets.

30 December 2015 Yıldız Tar

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