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Mabel Matiz performs at Congresium Ankara

Turkish singer threatened with ‘annihilation’ over tender gay love song

Josh Milton - July 5, 2022

Turkey LGBT protest pride

Istanbul Pride activists remain defiant after officials ban Pride celebrations: ‘We are not afraid’

Amelia Hansford - June 21, 2022

Police and istanbul Prude organisers square off

Turkish police violently arrest and ‘torture’ Istanbul Pride organisers during peaceful protest

Josh Milton - June 6, 2022

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Turkey LGBT rights pride protest

LGBT+ people are facing a dire situation in Turkey. This is how it got so bad, and why you should care

Hilary Mitchell - March 8, 2022

A picture of Sareh, a lesbian, who was arrested for 'supporting homosexuality'

Iranian lesbian faces death penalty after being arrested for ‘supporting homosexuality’

Maggie Baska - December 13, 2021

Aerial view of Bodrum Beach, in Bodrum, Turkey.

Turkish hotel won’t let two men share a room but will give straight couples ‘tantra sofas’

Lily Wakefield - September 9, 2021

Fabien Azoulay

Gay man jailed during trip to Turkey and tortured by homophobic inmates wins release

Josh Milton - August 18, 2021

The trans refugee faced intense persecution for being trans.

Trans refugee threatened with ‘illegal’ deportation by Turkish police freed after public outcry

Vic Parsons - August 10, 2021

The trans refugee faced intense persecution for being trans.

Trans refugee in danger of being deported to Syrian war zone amid Turkey’s ‘illegal crackdown’

Vic Parsons - August 5, 2021

Turkey

Human rights groups stealthily fly rainbow flag in Turkey with brilliant billboard ‘hack’

Emma Powys Maurice - July 12, 2021

Istanbul pride

Istanbul Pride-goers thought they were ‘all going to die’ during horrifying mob lynching attack

Emma Powys Maurice - June 30, 2021

The trans refugee faced intense persecution for being trans.

Doctor refuses to perform surgery on patient simply because she’s trans: ‘He said his hands got dirty’

Josh Milton - June 16, 2021

Çağla Akalın sits on a plush red couch

Turkish streaming service fined and ordered to delete TV show with trans woman

Josh Milton - May 17, 2021

Fabien Azoulay

Gay man jailed in Turkey threatened, beaten and burned with boiling water by homophobic inmates

Emma Powys Maurice - April 14, 2021

Firat Kaya, who was arrested in Turkey

Barbaric thug kidnaps disabled gay man, beats him to a pulp and shares pictures for the world to see

Lily Wakefield - March 29, 2021

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