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Ece was born in Tokat
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The first public protest addressing LGBT+ rights in Turkey occurred in Gezi Park, Istanbul. This 10-day hunger strike highlighted police violence against LGBT+ individuals.
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Lambdaistanbul, one of Turkey’s earliest LGBT+ organizations, was established and joined the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA). That same year, an attempt to organize the first Pride March in Istanbul was banned by the governor
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Kaos GL magazine started publication in Ankara. It became a key platform for advocating LGBT+ rights and documenting the movement’s activities
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Güneş was born in Adana
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The first official Istanbul Pride March was organized by Lambdaistanbul on Istiklal Avenue. It marked a turning point in the visibility of LGBT+ activism in Turkey
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In Eryaman, Ankara, trans individuals were systematically subjected to violence and persecution. This became a major example of discrimination and violence faced by the LGBT+ community
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During the Gezi Park protests, the LGBT+ movement gained significant visibility. The same year, Istanbul Pride broke records with a turnout of over 100,000 participants, marking the largest Pride March in Turkish history
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Following the highly attended 2014 Pride March in Istanbul, all subsequent marches were banned, citing security concerns. Despite the bans, smaller protests continued, often met with police intervention and arrests
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The People’s Democratic Party (HDP) nominated Barış Sulu, an LGBT+ rights activist, as Turkey’s first openly LGBT+ parliamentary candidate. This was a groundbreaking moment in Turkish politics
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Ece started professional journalism at Work'n Women
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President Erdoğan and other officials continued targeting the LGBT+ community, stating, "there is no such thing as LGBT in Turkey." This rhetoric was part of broader campaigns aiming to discredit the movement and exclude LGBT+ individuals from public visibility
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