Lawyer Hayriye Kara describes police torture: "We were held under blockade for four hours and forcibly handcuffed behind our backs"

The compensation lawsuit filed by lawyer Hayriye Kara, who was detained during the 23rd Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride March, over her unlawful detention and ill-treatment was heard in Ankara.

SES: The Ministry of Health is failing to keep its promise as HPV related cancers continue to increase

SES called for the inclusion of the HPV vaccine in the national immunization program and its provision free of charge, citing the increase in HPV related cancers.

RTÜK fines MUBI over “normalization of homosexuality”

RTÜK removed the film “Passages” from the platform’s catalogue and imposed the maximum administrative fine on MUBI.

LİSTAG and the İzmir Family Group: “We will not give up on our children’s right to life”

LİSTAG and the İzmir Family Group made a press statement at the Human Rights Association’s headquarters in Ankara, voicing their opposition to anti-LGBTI+ policies.

13. İzmir Pride Week ban decision was annulled months later!

The Governorate said in its defense that the ban decision was based on CİMER complaints and intelligence reports. The court ruled to annul the decision, stating that “the state must secure peaceful assembly.”

DEM Party MP Halide Türkoğlu: We will not remain silent while LGBTI+ people are targeted

Speaking during the budget talks on the Ministry of Family and Social Services, DEM Party Women’s Assembly Spokesperson Halide Türkoğlu said: “We will not remain silent while you target LGBTI+ people by fueling gender based hate crimes under the banner of the ‘Year of the Family.’”

Call from Kaos GL: Justice for Attorney Hayriye Kara, detained at the Pride March!

The compensation lawsuit filed by Attorney Hayriye Kara of Kaos GL, who was detained during the Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride March, will be heard on January 29 at 10:45 a.m. at the Ankara 14th Heavy Penal Court.

AKP MP Katırcıoğlu targets LGBTI+ people: “Criminal gangs, terrorist organizations, and structures such as LGBT…”

The report titled “Threats and Risks Facing Our Children on Digital Platforms” was presented to the General Assembly. AKP MP Katırcıoğlu targeted LGBTI+ people.

TTM case postponed again: "The dissolution case is being dragged into uncertainty"

The 12th hearing of the dissolution case filed against TTM was held today. The court rejected all motions. The next hearing is scheduled for September 16.

Women and LGBTI+ people take to the streets against attacks in Rojava

Women and LGBTI+ people came together to protest attacks targeting the Kurdish people in Rojava.

2022 METU Pride March trial: Hearing postponed to April 21

The second hearing of the trial, which was filed three years after the march, was held today. The court postponed the hearing in order to hear the defenses of the defendants who have not yet been heard.

Call for international solidarity from the LGBTI+ Initiative for Peace

“As LGBTI+ people coming together for peace, we call on all social groups—especially the international LGBTI+ community—to strengthen the possibility of peace to stop this war and prevent massacres.”

Yıldız Tar: They take our taxes and spend them on creating imaginary enemies

Kaos GL Editor-in-Chief Yıldız Tar spoke to Deniz Güngör of BirGün newspaper following the release of the trailer for the documentary “Rainbow Fascism.”

Backlash grows against tabii’s hate-filled documentary “Rainbow Fascism”

TRT Director General Mehmed Zahid Sobacı announced on January 13 via his social media account that the documentary will be broadcast. Reactions followed, with critics saying, “This is a major distortion and a lie.”

Ministry of Justice labels calls for the “deportation” of LGBTI+ people as “freedom of the press”

After the non-prosecution decision issued over articles published on Akasyam Haber targeting LGBTI+ people, the case was taken to the Constitutional Court. The Ministry of Justice argued that domestic remedies had not been exhausted, while assessing the hate filled expressions as falling within the scope of freedom of the press.