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Being an LGBTI+ in Turkey: ‘We are not safe’
IN THE WAKE OF PRIDE MARCH
Being an LGBTI+ in Turkey: ‘We are not safe’
The LGBTI+s who came together in Taksim for the 19th İstanbul Pride March were once again attacked by the police.
29 June 2021 Vedat Örüç
Police seal off trans women’s houses in İstanbul
Police seal off trans women’s houses in İstanbul
The houses where trans women live in İstanbul have been sealed off. Legist Kerem Dikmen has noted that it is against the law. The Pride Week Committee has also stressed that it is not a coincidence that it has happened right after the Pride March.
29 June 2021
‘Rainbow’ case against Boğaziçi students: Court lifts international travel bans
‘Rainbow’ case against Boğaziçi students: Court lifts international travel bans
Briefly detained at Boğaziçi University and standing trial for carrying a rainbow flag representing the LGBTI+ community, 12 students had their second hearing today, on June 28. A press statement was made before the hearing.
28 June 2021
The year 2021 in Turkey: Picnic is forbidden, so is marching
WOMEN’S AGENDA BY EVRİM KEPENEK
The year 2021 in Turkey: Picnic is forbidden, so is marching
LGBTI+s wanted to have a picnic in İstanbul’s Maçka Park a few days ago. It was banned. They wanted to hold a pride march in Taksim Square, one of the most well-known squares of the world. It was also banned. The year is 2021.
28 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek
'We want Taksim, İstanbul and all cities and rurals'
19TH İSTANBUL PRIDE MARCH
'We want Taksim, İstanbul and all cities and rurals'
"Last year has passed with oppression, violence and bullying for both LGBTI+s and the whole society. However, we don't back down from our rights, existence, and freedom," reads the press statement made at the 19th İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride March.
26 June 2021
19th İstanbul Pride March: Police attack in Taksim, several people detained
19th İstanbul Pride March: Police attack in Taksim, several people detained
The Sub-Governor’s Office of Beyoğlu has banned the LGBTI+ Pride March to be held in Taksim. The police attacked the group who gathered in Taksim. Using plastic bullets, they have taken at least 20 people into custody.
26 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Police attack LGBTI+s' picnic: 1 person detained
PRIDE WEEK IN İSTANBUL
Police attack LGBTI+s' picnic: 1 person detained
The police have attacked the LGBTI+s having a picnic at Maçka Park in İstanbul as part of the Pride Week. One person has been detained. While the Şişli Sub-Governor's Office banned the picnic, rainbow flags were not allowed into the park.
22 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek,Tansu Pişkin
İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'
REPORT/IMPRESSIONS
İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'
Even if the convention is abolished, women and LGBTI+s are determined to enforce its articles.
21 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Turkey’s Islamist, ultra-nationalist coalition government and panic over LGBTQ symbols
Turkey’s Islamist, ultra-nationalist coalition government and panic over LGBTQ symbols
Rainbow might be carried to the center of politics with the AKP/MHP coalition's hope to fracture the opposition, yet the colors that keep appearing, despite their attempts, can be considered a sign of people's persistence and will to repossess their narratives.
19 June 2021 Tunay Altay
Transphobic discrimination: Göksu Başaran not given a house
Transphobic discrimination: Göksu Başaran not given a house
Looking for a flat to rent, actress-producer Başaran called the owner of the house that she saw on a website. She was faced with his transphobic remarks. “LGBTI+phobic people are encouraged upon the withdrawal from İstanbul Convention,” she says.
17 June 2021 Buse Özsümer
Boğaziçi ‘rainbow case’ | ‘We will shine with our all colors’
Boğaziçi ‘rainbow case’ | ‘We will shine with our all colors’
Put on trial for holding rainbow flags representing the LGBTI+ community, 12 students of Boğaziçi University appeared before the judge. The court board has partly lifted the judicial control measures, ruling that international travel bans shall remain in effect.
3 June 2021 Dilek Şen
Questions sent to jailed LGBTI+ activist Cihan Erdal found ‘objectionable’
Questions sent to jailed LGBTI+ activist Cihan Erdal found ‘objectionable’
The administration of the Ankara Sincan No. F2 Prison found the questions sent to academic and LGBTI+ activist Cihan Erdal for an interview for bianet “objectionable” and did not give the questions to Erdal.
17 May 2021 Ferid Demirel
METU students keep watch for campus stairs in rainbow colors
METU students keep watch for campus stairs in rainbow colors
The students of Middle East Technical University have put up tents and started keeping watch near the campus stairs that they painted in rainbow colors so that the METU administration will not paint over them again.
26 April 2021
‘We will keep on painting everywhere in colors’
RAINBOW FROM METU TO BOĞAZİÇİ
‘We will keep on painting everywhere in colors’
The Rector’s Office of METU has launched an investigation against the students who painted the stairs at the campus in rainbow colors. But why do the students paint the stairs? What do they want? Will they continue? They have spoken to bianet.
22 April 2021 Dilek Şen
Police detain students who came to courthouse in support of detained friends
BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY PROTESTS
Police detain students who came to courthouse in support of detained friends
A group of students came to the İstanbul Courthouse to support their friends detained for carrying rainbow flags at Boğaziçi University during the protests against the appointed rector. They have also been detained; police intervention is still ongoing.
26 March 2021
Homophobic hate attack: Male perpetarator detained
Homophobic hate attack: Male perpetarator detained
A man who calls himself “Fırat Delikanlı” has been detained. Having attacked a person, calling him “perverted gay”, he posted the attack on Instagram.
25 March 2021
‘It is absurd that opening a rainbow flag is considered a crime’
BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY PROTESTS
‘It is absurd that opening a rainbow flag is considered a crime’
The Rectorate of Boğaziçi University, currently headed by appointed rector Melih Bulu, has launched an investigation against a student for opening an LGBTI+ flag at the South Campus. The student has spoken to bianet.
24 March 2021 Dilek Şen
‘LGBTI+ existence won’t disappear just because Turkey withdraws from convention’
YILDIZ TAR AND HATİCE DEMİR
‘LGBTI+ existence won’t disappear just because Turkey withdraws from convention’
Kaos GL Association Media Coordinator Yıldız Tar and SPoD Association Legal Advisor lawyer Hatice Demir have spoken to bianet about the impacts of Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention on LGBTI+s in the country.
22 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Leave of absence for LGBTI+ employees of Dersim Municipality in Pride Week
Leave of absence for LGBTI+ employees of Dersim Municipality in Pride Week
According to the collective labor agreement signed by Dersim Municipality and the union, LGBTI+ employees will be given one-day leave of absence in Pride Week, women on March 8 and November 25 and people with disabilities on May 10.
17 March 2021
The man who attacked refugee trans woman Asya 'should receive the heaviest sentence'
The man who attacked refugee trans woman Asya 'should receive the heaviest sentence'
We have spoken with friends of Asya, 18, a trans woman from Syria, who is under treatment after being attacked with acid.
15 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Attacked in İstanbul, trans woman Asya hospitalized
Attacked in İstanbul, trans woman Asya hospitalized
Trans woman Asya was attacked by a man named Emre B. in Beyoğlu, İstanbul on March 9. She has been taken to a hospital in Kocaeli for treatment.
12 March 2021
Sexual assault on trans woman: Perpetrator released
Sexual assault on trans woman: Perpetrator released
Having sexually assaulted a trans woman in İstanbul last week, Harun S. has been released from detention. Lawyer Levent Pişkin has protested the decision.
11 March 2021
Adana to ban 'LGBTI+ flags' at Women's Day rally
Adana to ban 'LGBTI+ flags' at Women's Day rally
Placards about the Boğaziçi University protests will also not be allowed, according to the provincial security directorate.
5 March 2021
Letter from imprisoned Boğaziçi student: 'They can't jail our ideas'
Letter from imprisoned Boğaziçi student: 'They can't jail our ideas'
Two students have been remanded in custody over the display of an artwork depicting Kaaba during the protests.
26 February 2021
328 NGOs say 'We are together' against anti-LGBTI+ hate speech, police violence
BOĞAZİÇİ UNİVERSITY PROTESTS
328 NGOs say 'We are together' against anti-LGBTI+ hate speech, police violence
LGBTI+s have been targeted by government officials during the protests that have been going on at the university for one-and-a-half months.
18 February 2021
2020 saw an increase in anti-LGBTI+ rhetoric, says ILGA-Europe Review
2020 saw an increase in anti-LGBTI+ rhetoric, says ILGA-Europe Review
“A great number of hate speech incidents and campaigns took place again this year. In some instances, government or public figures blamed LGBT people or gay men for the pandemic, and for spreading other illnesses,” says the report about Turkey.
17 February 2021
University LGBTI+ groups: We existed yesterday, we will exist tomorrow
BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY PROTESTS
University LGBTI+ groups: We existed yesterday, we will exist tomorrow
Published in Turkish, Kurdish, Armenian and English, statement reads, “The decision which the Boğaziçi trustee rector unlawfully took to close the LGBTI+ Studies Club revealed the attitude of the government and so-called rector towards LGBTl+s.”
8 February 2021
EU condemns high-level officials’ hate speech against LGBTI+s
BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY PROTESTS
EU condemns high-level officials’ hate speech against LGBTI+s
Amid Boğaziçi University protests, EU Spokesperson Stano says, “Hate speech displayed by high-level officials against LGBTI students during these events and the closing of a LGBTI association is unacceptable.”
5 February 2021
Boğaziçi protests: LGBTI+ groups from Iran, Greece express solidarity with LGBTI+s in Turkey
Boğaziçi protests: LGBTI+ groups from Iran, Greece express solidarity with LGBTI+s in Turkey
LGBTI+s have been targeted by the government during the protests that have been going on for a month.
4 February 2021
UN human rights office calls for release of students, condemns anti-LGBTI+ discrimination
BOĞAZİÇİ PROTESTS
UN human rights office calls for release of students, condemns anti-LGBTI+ discrimination
Dozens of protesters are still in custody as top government officials continue targeting LGBTI+s.
4 February 2021
Soylu finds it 'fascistic' to say, 'You have appointed a trustee rector'
BOĞAZIÇİ UNIVERSITY PROTESTS
Soylu finds it 'fascistic' to say, 'You have appointed a trustee rector'
Minister of Interior Soylu has commented on the ongoing protests against the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University. “LGBT is not compatible with any values of Turkey. It is something completely marketed and presented by the West,” he has argued.
3 February 2021
Boğaziçi protests: LGBTI+ groups denounce hate speech by government officials
Boğaziçi protests: LGBTI+ groups denounce hate speech by government officials
Senior government officials, including the president, have specifically targeted LGBTI+s during the protests that have been going on for a month now.
3 February 2021
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