Istanbul Pride

WORLD NEWS

Hundreds celebrate Istanbul Pride despite march being banned for fifth year

Digital Desk - Jun 30, 2019

Activists gathered in Istanbul to promote rights for gay and transgender people before police dispersed the crowd at a pride event that Turkish authorities...

NEWS

Turkish police use tear gas to prevent LGBT pride march in Istanbul

Digital Desk - Jun 25, 2017

Turkish police have used tear gas to prevent people from gathering in large numbers for an LGBT pride march in Istanbul. Organisers of the...

PEOPLE

Lady Gaga condemns Turkey’s clampdown on gay rights

Digital Desk - Jun 29, 2015

Pop star Lady Gaga and a European rights official have condemned the attacks on Istanbul’s gay pride rally after security forces doused demonstrators with...