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Orhan Kemal Cengiz

Orhan Kemal Cengiz

Aug 22, 2013

Gay rights activists carry a rainbow flag during a protest at Tunel Square in Istanbul June 23, 2013. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (TURKEY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) - RTX10Y6V — Gay rights activists carry a rainbow flag during a protest at Tunel Square in Istanbul, June 23, 2013. — REUTERS/Marko Djurica

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Gays seeking military exemption in Turkey no longer need to provide visual proof of their homosexuality

Metin Gurcan

A participant holds a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in central Istanbul June 30, 2013. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters teamed up with a planned gay pride march in Istanbul. Crowds were stopped by riot police from entering Taksim, the centre of previous protests, but the atmosphere appeared peaceful. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY) - RTX1176G

Turkey’s LGBT community draws hope from Harvey Milk

Turkish gay rights group (LAMBDA) activists wave peace flags infront of a mosque in Istanbul on March 16, 2010 during a demonstration against Family Affairs Minister Aliye Selma Kavaf. Some 60 activists denounced Kavaf and called for her resignation, as they accuse the Family Affairs Minister of insult, incitement to crime and incitement to enmity and hate -- crimes which are punishable by up to two, five and three years in jail respectively. Kavaf, who is also women's minister in the Islamist-rooted gover

Turkey's 'pink prison'

Sibel Hurtas

A gay rights activist waves a rainbow flag during a protest at Tunel Square in Istanbul June 23, 2013. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (TURKEY - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST) - RTX10Y6T

Honor killings haunt Turkey's gay community

Sibel Hurtas