Tag: Turkey
European Parliament calls on Turkey to improve situation LGBTI people
In the last of its annual progress reports on accession countries, the European Parliament evaluated the situation in Turkey, including the situation of LGBTI people.
LGBTI People Gain Ground on Rights Advocacy in Turkish Parliamentary Elections
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) welcomes the results of the June 7 parliamentary election in Turkey, which has seated an unprecedented 22 outspoken advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights. These new members of Parliament are allies of the LGBTI community who have signed a pledge to support LGBTI rights.
Strasbourg Court: sterilisation requirement for gender reassignment surgery is a violation of privacy
Tuesday, the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the requirement of permanent infertility to undergo gender reassignment surgery is a violation of the right to privacy, as guaranteed by Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Turkey’s media watchdog fines TV for lesbian kiss in music video
Turkey’s media watchdog has fined two music channels for airing music videos with scenes of sexuality, citing Turkish Sexual Health Institute head Cem Keçe’s controversial recent remarks on homosexuality.
Turkish Halil Dincdag came out as gay in 2009 – then he wasn’t longer accepted as football referee
Halil Dincdag was labeled as mentally ill and stricken from the Turkish football referee list when he came out as gay. Now he fights for restitution.
Turkey gets its first umbrella LGBTI organisation to fight homophobia
A new organisation, the first in Turkey to ensure LGBTI websites, groups and organisations has been established to fight homophobia and transphobia in the Islamic country that straddles Europe and Asia.