Turkish film festival canceled after Daniel Craig's new film 'Queer' got banned in the country
The film distributor is taking a stand against "the restriction of art and freedom of expression."
November 16, 2024
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Global Gayborhoods: Istanbul
Exotic and familiar to Westerners, Turkey's cultural epicenter contrasts its historically cosmopolitan character with growing Islamic conservatism. Gay life abounds, but is it going underground?
August 12, 2008
Istanbul celebrates Pride despite ban and arrests
Organizers said they “changed continents” in response to the government crackdown.
July 1, 2024
A Ban and Rubber Bullets Didn't Stop Istanbul Pride
Around 1,000 people marched in the LGBT parade, which had been banned by authorities and faced a heavy police presence.
July 2, 2018
Istanbul Pride Broken Up With Plastic Bullets, Dogs
Pride parade organizers in Turkey say police prevented them from gathering and marching.
June 25, 2017
Almost 400 People Released After Arrests at Istanbul Pride March
Hundreds showed up to the march on Sunday even though it had been banned.
June 28, 2022
Turkish Officials Cancel Istanbul Pride Out of Fear for the Safety of Participants
Anti-LGBT groups have intimidated the government into canceling the event three years in a row.
June 24, 2017
How This Hollywood Screenwriter Ended Up in a Turkish Prison
Maisha Yearwood made a mistake in Istanbul — and paid a very high price for it because of what she looks like.
October 21, 2015
Chilling Footage of Turkish Police Attacking LGBT People
Activists in Istanbul planned to hold the Pride march this weekend, but police fired rubber bullets and tear gas, and detained several people.
June 26, 2017
Our Own Turkish Odyssey
While it's not exactly how Odysseus did it, he could have learned a thing or two on this Aegean journey from Istanbul to Athens.
January 13, 2017
Turkish court orders YouTube blocked after video calls citizens gay
A Turkish court in Istanbul ordered access to YouTube's Web site blocked on Wednesday because of videos allegedly insulting the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The video prompting the ban allegedly said Ataturk and the Turkish people were homosexuals, news reports said.
March 7, 2007
Here are the world's most visited cities and where they stand on LGBTQ+ rights
Some of these cities welcome LGBTQ+ travelers while others punish same-sex sexual relations with the death penalty.
December 18, 2024
Police in Turkey Shoot Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas at Pride Marchers
Pride Parades have been banned in the city since 2015, but unofficial marches are still organized annually.
June 28, 2021