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26 December 2006

Lawsuit Against the Turkish LGBT Magazine’s Publisher

Press Statement by Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association
December 25, 2006

A criminal court case has been filed in Ankara, Turkey, against Umut Guner, the editor-in-chief and owner of Kaos GL magazine. Kaos GL is Turkey’s only lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered peoples’ (“LGBT”) magazine. Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association has published the magazine continuously since 1994.


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15 December 2006

Turkish Gay Editor Faces Prison

December 14, 2006
Gay City News – Doug Ireland

The editor of Turkey's only magazine for LGBT people, who is also a leading gay activist, was indicted last week under a vague statute banning "obscene" material, and could face up to three years in prison.
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15 December 2006

Gay publisher faces jail in Turkey

December 13, 2006
GAY.COM/PlanetOut.com Network

A criminal court case has been filed in Ankara, Turkey against the chief editor and owner of Kaos GL Magazine, the only LGBT Turkish magazine published since 1994.
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15 December 2006

Turkish gay publisher may be jailed for magazine

December 13 2006
Advocate

The editor and publisher of a Turkish LBGT magazine faces up to three years in prison if convicted of peddling "pornography" in his publication, Kaos GL.
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09 December 2006

Turkish Gay Activist Faces Prison

December 9, 2006
KAOS GL NEWS

A criminal court case has been filed in Ankara, Turkey against the chief editor and owner of Kaos GL Magazine which is the only LGBT Turkish magazine that has been published since 1994.
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