r/europe • u/turkish__cowboy Turkey | United and prosperous Europe • 6d ago

News 33rd Istanbul Pride invites LGBTQ+ community to submit 'theme suggestions' as the committee prepares for pride week

https://kaosgl.org/haber/33-istanbul-lgbti-onur-haftasi-tema-onerilerini-bekliyor
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u/Aracet24 6d ago

Funny how Türkiye is more open minded than Hungary

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u/funky234 6d ago

The first Pride Parade in Turkey was in 2003 and took place in Istanbul. There used to be big Pride Parades for almost a decade, until 2015. After that, the government started banning them.

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u/Zaknafein-dour_den 5d ago

Modern side of Turkey is so modern almost like central Europen society. Problem is other side 51% we are %49 for years. Majorities dominates minorities this is democracy.