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Turkey authorities detain approximately 50 people at Istanbul Pride event
In 2025, at least 53 people were arrested at Istanbul Pride
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Róisín Murphy is removed from Istanbul festival after claiming being trans and non-binary was ‘never real’
"I am not interested in being their 'mother' or 'queen'; these babies need to grow up," says the singer
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Turkish authorities arrest over 50 people ahead of Pride march in Istanbul
Among those detained were four lawyers from The Istanbul Bar Association's Human Rights Centre, who called the detentions “arbitrary, unjust, and illegal"
Life Travel
Queer Istanbul: Attitude meets the LGBTQ freedom fighters of Turkey
These are the faces creating space for Istanbul’s queer community, as the increasingly hostile Turkish government makes LGBTQ+ lives harder by the day
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More than 200 people arrested by Istanbul police during Pride march
The Turkish capital's Pride parade has been cancelled every years since 2015.
Life Travel
The secret language used by LGBTQ people in Turkey
For at least a century, 'Lubunca' has been used by Turkish LGBTQ people as a safe way to communicate. But as police cotton on in an increasingly repressive state, what was once a blessing may be becoming a curse.
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Police used tear gas to prevent people celebrating Istanbul Pride
The event has been banned by Turkish authorities for five years
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Couple avoid meeting other Russians after fearing someone will come for them
Pavel Stotsko and Yevgeny Voitsekhovsky fled Russian earlier this year and found asylum in Amsterdam
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