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Saturday, October 25
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A Turkish court has tried a man accused of selling gay and group sex videos. While homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey it is still considered taboo and LGBT people face many legal restrictions. The court could have charged him with selling "unnatural...
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Monday, September 01
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"A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul. The court ruled on May 29 in favor of a complaint by the Istanbul Governor's Office that Lambda...
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Monday, July 21
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“The partner of murdered gay student Ahmet Yildiz has been forced to flee Turkey in fear of his life. Yildiz, a 26-year-old physics student, was shot leaving a cafe on the Bosphorus strait during the weekend… His partner, who held a...
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Monday, July 21
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Twenty-six year old Ahmet Yildiz, described as “Turkey’s gay poster boy,” was shot and killed last week. And his friends suspect a so-called honor killing:
His friends believe Mr Yildiz was the victim of the country’s first...
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Monday, July 21
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Ahmet Yildiz, a 26-year-old gay man who lived proudly and openly in Istanbul, was shot to death leaving a cafe near the Bosphorus Strait this week. His friends believe he may have been the victim of what's being seen as... Read more...
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Tuesday, June 03
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Human Rights Watch has condemned a recent Turkish Court Ruling ordering the Lambda Istanbul Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transvestites Solidarity Association shut down on the grounds that the inclusion of words describing sexual identities of its members...
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Tuesday, June 03
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Human Rights Watch continues to turn the heat up on Turkey. The group yesterday sent out a press release lamenting a Turkish court’s decision to dissolve Lambda Istanbul, a gay group the government found to be “immoral.” And researcher...
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Thursday, May 22
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As Human Rights Watch takes on the Turkish government, the nation’s queer citizens have been taking to the street. About 100 activists marched in Turkey’s first ever gay pride last Saturday, again proving that we gays can flourish in...
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Thursday, May 22
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Human Rights Watch puts more pressure on Turkey this morning. The non-profit last month demanded that the nation cease-and-desist its anti-gay ways. Apparently the Turkish government didn’t meet HRW’s expectations, because they’ve...
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