CIVICUS discusses the recent Istanbul Pride amid the deterioration of LGBTQI+ rights in Turkey with LGBTQI+ activists Çağıl, Can Kortun and Jiyan Andiç.
The Turkish state’s systematic suppression of LGBTQI+ rights has further intensified, with authorities increasingly deploying violence and legal restrictions to silence LGBTQI+ people. The government’s declaration of 2025 as the ‘Year of the Family’ signals an escalation of repressive policies, fundamentally threatening democratic values and human rights.
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