Istanbul Pride
istanbul pride turkish i̇stanbul onur yürüyüşü pride parade lgbtq demonstration held annually turkey biggest city istanbul since participant assemble taksim square marching entire length i̇stiklal avenue described first biggest lgbt event muslimmajority country event reached roughly people pride parade attendance gezi park protester attracted almost people pride biggest lgbt event turkey history attracted people since pride parade istanbul denied permission governorship istanbul authority governor repeatedly stated denial based security concern public order critic claimed ban taken religious ideological basis despite refusal hundred people defied ban year resulted law enforcement intervention politician joined istanbul pride mainly opposition party republican people party chp people democratic party hdp event first took place occurs year either last sunday june first sunday july mark end istanbul pride week people took part first gay pride istanbul number increased exponentially year reaching roughly people gathering attracted people therefore making gay pride istanbul biggest march kind muslim majority country pride march took place july attracted peopleon june pride parade attracted almost people protester joined gezi park protester making istanbul pride biggest pride ever held turkey pride attracted people european union praised turkey parade went ahead without disruption sunday june reuters reported turkish police used water cannon disperse gay pride parade pride march banned local government safety citizen first foremost participants’ public order lgbt organization also allowed make press statement governate istanbul claimed gathering lgbt would allowed within law request approved due terror attack taken place country area provocative act event may take place sensitivity emerged society taken account may cause disruption public order people including participant event tranquility security welfare supporter pride claimed decision religiously motivated event banned would take muslim holy month ramadan istanbul governor office yet banned lgbt pride parade citing security concern public order fourth consecutive year istanbul governor office yet banned lgbt pride parade citing security concern public order around people defied ban met tear gas rubber bullet participant arrested istanbul governor office yet banned lgbt pride parade citing security concern public order subsequently opposition member grand national assembly sezgin tanrıkulu republican people party chp lodged parliamentary question vice president turkey fuat oktay asking deputy governor istanbul banned istanbul pride also asked many lgbt member killed last year time ruling party justice development party akp ruled city due provocative hate speech raised concern discrimination lgbt community june hundred people defied ban met tear gas shield pepper gas plastic bullet police due covid pandemic istanbul pride held online activist gathered person mi sokak finale parade trend suppression continued blockade tear gas used people arrested arrested addition blockade public transportation taksim square shut lgbt organization institution organization contribute pride march politician joined istanbul pride mainly opposition party hdp chp include call upon turkish authority guarantee fundamental right civil liberty lgbt people several opposition held municipality shown support lgbti community social medium mersin edirne tarsus eskişehir izmir bodrum istanbul local government ataşehir beşiktaş şişli kadıköy maltepe kartal also showed sympathy shortly turkish local election opposition politician mayor istanbul ekrem i̇mamoğlu stated ban cant unruled right give permission demonstration lie governorship governor turkish province elected directly appointed presidency lgbt culture istanbul lgbt right turkey bigudi club lesbian queer nightclub bar istanbul prideistanbulorg archived wayback machine