Police targeted gay bars and LGBTQ and HIV organizations across 15 provinces in a crackdown justified as protecting "family ...

Turkey’s LGBTQ community has faced increasing pressure since the government declared 2026 the beginning of its “Decade of the ...

Turkish police fired tear gas at pro-LGBTQ demonstrators in the western city of Izmir on Monday, as activists protested a nationwide crackdown that saw dozens arrested over the weekend in a ...

The raids targeted current and former members of multiple prominent LGBTQ+ rights and HIV awareness groups. The organizations ...

Same-sex couples in Turkey cannot marry, adopt, or serve openly in the military, and now even private homes and bars are ...

The demonstration followed sweeping police raids in several cities over the weekend. Same-sex relations are not a criminal ...