Is it illegal to be gay in turkey

These fines are given according to Law on Misdemeanours. 

Crimes against trans persons are frequent and investigations are weak. Three candidates from CHP were elected in Istanbul districts, and a candidate from the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP, Kurdish minority/centre-left, now called People’s Democratic Party, HDP) was elected in the Akdeniz district of Mersin.

Many psychologists and psychiatrists accept homosexuality and transsexuality as an illness and try to cure LGBT persons. According to one article, teachers, whose behaviors are accepted as impure on two conditions, shall be unseated. Moreover, the country’s healthcare system may not provide adequate support for gender-affirming care, making it difficult for people to access the necessary treatments.

Discrimination against transgender individuals in Turkey is widespread, both in the workplace and in society.

Having escaped persecution in their countries of origin, they arrive in Turkey to confront significant new challenges to their safety, security, and protection. Her friends and lover filed a missing person’s announcement. One, in particular, the Puberty Project (2010), has now been extended nationwide.

Advocacy groups and international organizations have been urging the Turkish government to reconsider these stringent requirements and adopt more inclusive policies that would adhere to the Geneva Convention’s recommendations.

Same-sex marriage is still not recognized in Turkey, and legal protections for same-sex couples are minimal.

The Pride Committee took the decision of canceling the event, but of having a press statement conference in the Tunel Square, which was also banned by the Istanbul Governor’s Office again

8. This legal silence contributes to a situation where, although not criminalized, LGBTQ+ individuals lack explicit legal safeguards against discrimination.

Laws Affecting Public Expression and Assembly

Other laws are frequently invoked to restrict the public activities and expression of LGBTQ+ individuals and groups.

Draft regulation regarding ethical principles which have to be followed by inspectors in public institutions is the first piece of legislation referring to sexual orientation explicitly. At least five other trans women were shot, stabbed, or beaten. Second parent adoption is also allowed.

e) Official surrogacy for gay couples

Assisted reproduction is allowed only for married couples and available only for married couples.

In some cases, these events have been outright banned, citing concerns for morality and public order.

Regarding legal protections for LGBT individuals in Turkey, no specific anti-discrimination protections exist for sexual orientation or gender identity in areas such as employment, housing, or public services. This has been considered an infringement of human rights by some activists, and legal challenges have arisen to address this issue.

Kaos GL, a prominent organization that has been at the forefront of the fight for LGBT rights in the country, has played a vital role in raising awareness and campaigning for change.

This change was influenced by the Napoleonic Code and took place during the Tanzimat period, a time of far-reaching reform in the empire.

After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1923 and the foundation of the Republic of Turkey, the country’s first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, introduced a number of reforms that impacted the view on gay relationships within the country.

There are recorded cases of LGBT civil servants being fired from work because of their sexual orientation.

Most transgender persons who are unemployed are so because of transphobic prejudice. Also, according to army regulations, gays and transgender persons are not allowed in the army because their sexual orientation and gender identity are accepted as “psychological disorder”.