Kaos GL [News]

March 28 2011
BİA News Center

The Facebook Turkey team apologized to journalist Çakır for closing down his account and the "Homology" group he administers "by mistake". Access to another group that called on Minister Kavaf to resign is still blocked.
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March 17 2011
Bay Area Reporter

Adopting resolutions on Turkey's and Montenegro's progress toward joining the European Union, the European Parliament on March 9 told both nations they will have to do better on LGBT equality if they want to be part of the EU.
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March 13 2011
Hürriyet Daily News

An association dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transvestite and transsexual rights has had an advertisement refused by three Turkish papers, daily Taraf reported Sunday.
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March 9 2011
UK Gay News

Today the European Parliament adopted two resolutions on Turkey and Montenegro's progress towards joining the European Union. The Parliament said that more steps are required to bring the two countries in line with EU standards in the field of non-discrimination.
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March 2 2011
Hürriyet Daily News

Turkey's first openly gay referee says he will not stop his legal battle against the national football's governing body for blocking him from his profession as a match official.
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February 24, 2011
Between The Lines News

The Non-Governmental Organizations Committee of the United Nations' Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Feb. 4 again rejected a request for consultative status from the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (also known as ILGA).
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February 22, 2011
ILGHRC

Multiple Murders Highlight Inadequate State Protection

The recent murders of two transgender women in Turkey highlight an ongoing pattern of violence and the urgent need for stronger protection measures by the government, four Turkish and international human rights organizations said today in a letter to Turkish authorities.
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February 17, 2011
Hürriyet Daily News

When films around the theme of gays and lesbians began to screen nine years ago in Turkey, it caused a public debate. But !f International Independent Film Festival proceeded to feature them despite some negative public reactions.

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