Tag: Istanbul

Police officers used tear gas, dogs, and batons to split up people participating in Istanbul’s 16th Anuual Pride March this Sunday. Despite the march going on for more than a decade, Istanbul’s governor banned the march for the fourth consecutive year. Last year, the governor cited concerns about “public order” and the “security of citizens and tourists” after an ultranationalist group threatened the march. https://twitter.com/ChristensenLene/status/1013435220534677505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1013435220534677505&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Fistanbul-pride-marchers-ran-tears-after-police-violently-dispersed-crowd That said, it is illegal for the governor to ban the march no matter what his public...

Activists are being detained, attacked with gas bombs and rainbows confiscated Turkish police fired rubber bullets at Istanbul Pride marchers who defied the city’s ban on the parade. Istanbul’s governor banned the parade yesterday (24 June) citing ‘safety concerns’ after numerous threats. But marchers turned out in force to fight for their rights and take a stand against homophobia. The police closed off the parade route streets, and confiscated all rainbow flags and clothing. They also set off gas bombs to break up...

Istanbul Pride could be cancelled due to the threats A Nazi youth group wants to block Istanbul Pride as ‘gay people want to stop straights from having sex’. The Alperen Hearths, linked to the right-wing nationalist Great Union Party (BBP), has vowed the march on 25 June will not take place. Istanbul Pride is scheduled to start from Taksim Square. ‘If the state allows it, we will not. We will not allow them to walk,’ Kürşat Mican, the group’s head in Istanbul, said...

A gay Syrian man has been found decapitated after being kidnapped and raped in Istanbul, local media has reported. The victim, Wisam Sankari, a Syrian refugee in Istanbul, was so badly mutilated that his friends had to identify him by the trousers he was wearing. According to various local news sources , Sankari left his home on 23 July and was found dead on 25 July. Another report names the date he was found dead as Sunday 31 July. Found in Yenikapi,...

For the Christmas Eve, I had a different plan this year. I was going to celebrate it along with my mother and grandma in the village, where they live in our country house. I only wanted to pay some attention to them, because they are everything I’ve ever had, so this Christmas Eve and even the New Year Eve were planned to be enjoyed along with them. I was done with nightclubs and parties, I needed some relaxation and...