Tag: turkey
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan explicitly stated his disregard for the LGBTQ+ community, aligning with his party’s increasingly conservative rhetoric on LGBTQ+ issues as the country approaches its elections in May 2024.
Erdogan, addressing an audience at the AK Party congress in Ankara, pledged to oppose what he terms as “perverse”...
In a display of courage and resilience, more than 60 individuals were detained during Istanbul Pride, where thousands of LGBTQ+ activists and allies gathered to march in the Şişli district.
Pride events in Turkey have faced systematic prohibition since 2015, with events as small as picnics and film screenings...
Following his re-election as president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wasted no time targeting the LGBTQ+ community with his divisive rhetoric.
Erdoğan, who has held the presidency since 2014, secured another five-year term after the votes were counted, giving him a clear victory over his opponent, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader...
Turkish officials, led by President Recep Erdogan, have banned children from drawing a rainbow and hanging pictures on window panes as it is considered a worldwide LGBT+ conspiracy.
At the end of March, the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art invited children who are now unable to attend school due to...
Calls for the boycott of streaming service Netflix in Turkey have emerged after rumours spread of a gay character in a new Turkish Netflix series, “Love 101”.
According to Reuters, the rumour began after a now-deleted Twitter account @love101netflix tweeted that one of the main characters in the show could...
