All posts tagged "turkey"
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Police Arrest Pride Demonstrators in Turkey
Turkish police detained over 100 people on Sunday following Pride marches in the cities of Istanbul and Izmir. Despite attempts by the Turkish government to...
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‘Unseen’ Review: Trauma Central
Mosaic's 'Unseen' captures nuances of bearing witness to war and suffering, but its heroine doesn't come fully into focus.
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Turkey’s President Proposes Anti-Gay Amendment to Retain Power
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has proposed an anti-LGBTQ “family values” amendment that would deny legal recognition of LGBTQ rights. “The concept of family is...
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Thousands March in Anti-LGBTQ Demonstration in Turkey
Several thousand people took part in a march in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday that had been organized to call for the government-enforced shuttering of all...
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Turkey tear gassed an LGBTQ Pride march in Istanbul
Multiple LGBTQ people were detained at Istanbul Pride after authorities banned the parade and fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds
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Twitter flags tweets by Turkish official claiming LGBTQ people are “deviants”
Interior Minister's tweets continue pattern of Turkish officials attacking critics, including the LGBTQ community
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Savor Recipe: Creamy Turkey Noodle Soup
A delicious winter soup featuring old fashioned egg noodles
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Savor Recipe: Damn Good Turkey Salad
An incredible way to use holiday leftovers
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Turkish president accuses ‘sneaky’ gays of poisoning youth, urges people to ‘take a stand’ against them
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attacked LGBTQ people a day after the leader of the Turkish Red Crescent called them "abnormal"
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Turkish government frets that drawing rainbows will make children gay
Children were encouraged to draw rainbows to give hope to people sheltering at home amid COVID-19
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Turkey’s president defends religious leader who said homosexuality “brings illnesses”
Religious cleric accused homosexuality of causing HIV and said it "corrupts generations"
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Police use tear gas and rubber bullets on Istanbul Pride march
Authorities have banned Pride marches from taking place since 2015
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Some Pride-themed merchandise is produced in countries with anti-LGBTQ laws
Some Pride-themed merchandise is being produced in countries where homosexuality is criminalized or where anti-LGBTQ persecution is common, reports The New York Times. The demand...
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Turkish LGBTQ activist released from jail, but will continue to be prosecuted
The circumstances surrounding Ali Erol's arrest and the charges against him remain shrouded in mystery
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Prominent LGBTQ activist in Turkey arrested at his home in Ankara
Ali Erol, a prominent Turkish LGBTQ activist, was arrested and detained in his home in Ankara on Friday, Feb. 2, according to human rights observers....
