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Is Turkey a pro LGBT country or against LGBT Rights?

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There are many cases where LGBT persons' human rights such as freedom of association, freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, employment and housing have been violated. read more

Against LGBT rights. The majority of citizens are against LGBT people and their rights. During November 2015 election campaigns, the main political party AKP made jokes about LGBT people and their rights. read more

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons in Turkey face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT persons. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in the Ottoman Empire (the predecessor of Turkey) in 1858 and in modern Turkey, homosexual activity has always been a legal act since the day it was founded in 1923. read more

Members of the LGBT community can’t join the army, their marriages/relationships are not recognized by the government. Out of many countries of the former Soviet Union, Georgia enforces the anti-discrimination laws but it far from being tolerable of the LGBT community. read more

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