The LGBTI community in Turkey face real dangers. In 2015, the Turkish police interrupted the LGBTI Pride march in Istanbul, using tear gas and rubber bullets against the marchers. This marked the first attempt by the authorities to stop the parade by force, and similar actions occurred the following year. Here, Fait Muedini examines these levels of discrimination in Turkey, as well as exploring how activists are working to improve human rights for LGBTI individuals living in this hostile environment. Muedini bases his analysis on interviews taken with a number of NGO leaders and activists of leading LGBTI organisations in the region, including Lambda Istanbul, Kaos GL, Pembe Hayat, Social Policies, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Studies Association (SPoD), and Families of LGBT's in Istanbul (LİSTAG). The original information provided by these interviews illuminate the challenges facing the LGBTI community, and the brave actions taken by activists in their attempts to challenge the state and secure sexual equality.
Author(s): Fait Muedini
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2018
01.0_pp_i_ii_LGBTI_Rights_in_Turkey
02.0_pp_iii_iii_LGBTI_Rights_in_Turkey
03.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page
04.0_pp_v_v_Dedication
05.0_pp_vi_vi_Dedication
06.0_pp_vii_vii_Contents
07.0_pp_viii_x_Acknowledgments
08.0_pp_1_8_Introduction
09.0_pp_9_28_Islam_Public_Opinion_and_Homosexuality_in_Turkey_and_the_Muslim_World
10.0_pp_29_65_The_History_of_Human_Rights_Abuses_against_the_LGBTI_Community_in_Turkey
11.0_pp_66_91_The_Lack_of_Legal_Protections_for_the_LGBTI_Community_in_Turkish_Law
12.0_pp_92_108_LGBTI_Advocacy_Methods_and_Approaches
13.0_pp_109_131_The_Use_of_Media_in_Promoting_Sexual_Minority_Rights_in_Turkey
14.0_pp_132_158_Political_Electoral_and_Legislative_Strategies_for_LGBTI_Rights
15.0_pp_159_188_Other_Forms_of_LGBTI_Rights-Based_Advocacy
16.0_pp_189_207_Challenges_Facing_the_LGBTI_Movement_in_Turkey
17.0_pp_208_222_Conclusion
18.0_pp_223_237_Notes
19.0_pp_238_261_References
20.0_pp_262_266_Index
