Kaos GL [News]

An official demand to ban Turkey's first gay rights association was rejected by a prosecutor on Wednesday, allowing the KAOS Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association to continue to operate, reports Agence France-Presse. The decision was hailed by gay rights activists as a big step in combating discrimination in the country, which hopes to join the European Union.
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Turkish gays on Wednesday won their first victory since the start of European Union entry talks last week when prosecutors rejected an official demand to shut down a newly-formed homosexual association.

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A judge has refused grant an order closing Turkey's only LGBT civil rights organization - a decision being hailed as a the first gay victory since the country applied for entry into the European Union.
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Prosecutor Decides Not to Proceed With Case
Gays in Turkey have today claimed a victory in their bid to save the closure of Kaos, the gay and lesbian human rights group.
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