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Contents:

• HAVG A GAY OLD TIME TURKEY
• EXPLORE VAST AND HIDN GAY TURKEY
• GAY SCENE/BARS MARMARIS (LGBT INFORMATN) - MARMARIS FOM
• ISTANBUL GAY SCENE - ISTANBUL FOM
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS TURKEY
• GAY ISTANBUL ISTANBUL CY GUI
• 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
• GAY ISTANBUL TRAVEL GUI
• GAY ALANYA - ALANYA FOM
• TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE 'THE CROWD ROOM' DEFEND BY FANS
• GAY ANKARA

HAVG A GAY OLD TIME TURKEY

However, ’s important to remember that Istanbul is pal of an Islamic untry; for all s liberal aspects, Turkey is chg s way closer to Middle Eastern valu daily, and this is havg a knock-on effect on LGBT rights Istanbul that gay travelers to the area should take to nsiratn.

EXPLORE VAST AND HIDN GAY TURKEY

Homosexualy is not illegal Turkey: between adults, same-sex sexual activy was ma legal the Ottoman Empire 1858, and sce morn Turkey’s foundatn 1923 has always been legal. However, there are some rather ambiguo bans the crimal on “offens agast public moraly” which n be terpreted agast LGBT people and homosexuals are banned om ary service. Currently, there are no anti-discrimatn laws Turkey that protect LGBT people om discrimatn the public sphere or employment, although opposn parti have tried to troduce bills providg legal protectn for gay and transgenr people.

GAY SCENE/BARS MARMARIS (LGBT INFORMATN) - MARMARIS FOM

A report published by Human Rights Watch 2008 outled the daily threat of vlence and discrimatn faced by gay and transgenr people, wh sufficient reactn om police and the thori. The social suatn for members of the gay muny is better smopolan Istanbul than ral areas but whether or not people feel fortable g out to their fay and iends is extremely ntext-pennt and still pos a number of risks.

Istanbul has a fairly thrivg gay scene, wh pulsg dance floors, gay bars, and hamams; but many lols who participate are livg a double life, beg unable to be open wh their fai or at work for fear of the negative impact uld have on their future. The shift towards nservatism Turkey as a whole do not bo well, but Istanbul’s long-tablished liberal character uld hold firm agast a risg ti of anti-gay feelg and hopefully ph that ti back. Generally speakg LGBT rights Istanbul are fairly well-tablished and is a very gay-iendly cy, although most of the gay life happens doors or at night.

For the most part, gay travelers should feel fortable venturg all over the cy and not let any fear lim their adventur. Trendy Beyoğlu is also at the foreont of liberal enclav, and gay travelers will feel pletely fortable hangg around there.

ISTANBUL GAY SCENE - ISTANBUL FOM

As wh most plac the world, gay upl or sgle gay travelers hopg to meet people should not n to any problems if stayg ternatnal, upsle hotels. Otherwise, Istanbul offers a range of queer-iendly hotels and hostels, maly the areas mentned above – the gay quarter of Taksim, or Beyoğlu.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS TURKEY

Asi om the wealth of historic and cultural sights, there is a relatively thrivg gay scene Istanbul wh plenty of bars, clubs, f, and rtrants to choose om. There is also a range of hamams, but as a tradnal Turkish experience they are equented by everyone, so travelers should not assume they are specifilly gay foced. In fact, the current climate, snas and hamams will actively avoid beg labeled as ‘gay-iendly, ’ so is better jt to enjoy the as cultural experienc unls you are wh someone the know.

GAY ISTANBUL ISTANBUL CY GUI

Gettg to know people is one of the bt thgs about travelg and that’s particularly important a place like Istanbul, where the gay scene is not always ‘ your face. ’ Headg to Taksim or Beyoğlu to start a night out a gay bar is a good way to get chattg to lols and then plan your night om there.

Compared to almost everywhere else the Middle East (Tel Aviv asi), Istanbul is one of the most liberal ci gay travelers n vis.

5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)

There will fely be opportuni for partyg and fun, as well as seeg the glori the cy has to offer; the gay scene feels like a muny.

No other cy Turkey has a gay scene worthy of the name, not even Ankara (the pal) or Izmir (the most wtern-leang cy). Though homosexualy is not nsired a crimal offence (same-sex sexual activy beg legalised by the Ottoman Empire 1858), tolerance towards gay people is limed and s of vlence have been known to occur. As of 2016, followg an attempted up, the untry has been ntrolled by a religly nservative print, wh the rult beg ltle to no progrs the area of gay rights.

GAY ISTANBUL TRAVEL GUI

LGBT people are currently not protected by law, and Ankara meanwhile, a prohibn on all LGBT activy has been the bad news out of the way, remas to be said that travellers who act wh discretn, gay and straight alike, are unlikely to experience any trouble while Turkey. Fd the gay muny wh any of Turkey’s big ci, particularly Istanbul where gay life thriv the safety of packed dance floors, hidn bars and ever-prent hammam bathho. A mon startg pot on any self-rpectg gay Turkey travel erary, Istanbul troduc newers to all of the herage, all at once.

Turkey’s most open-md cy, Gay Istanbul n easily be found the area around Taksim but be reful when explorg lser-veloped areas outsi of the centre, the tradnal muny of Tophane for example where tourists may not be weled que so Dpa Galani2.

While there is no overt Ankara gay bar, spots such as Bistro SAVOY and Sixtie Club draw a firm LGBT crowd as gay Ankara meetg pots. As far as gay Izmir go, the cy is relatively liberal but due to LGBT rights Turkey, Izmir gay bar optns nstantly e and go.

GAY ALANYA - ALANYA FOM

Check onle for the latt gay-iendly bars and clubs, and, if explorg the Izmir gay scene, be discreet on the street and aware that htlers and hookers may be operatg the area. Those lookg for gay Antalya may be disappoted by s lack of gay bars but thankfully there’s always a Turkish bath to splash about !

Check datg and hook-up apps for hts as to where to fd the Amasya gay muny, most likely wh the Turkish baths about | Photo: Emre ZaimogluWant to simplify luxury travel planng? In Kadasi I got talkg to one of the hotel workers who even took me to there unofficial gay bar (I don't thk they are publicly aloud to highlight a place as beg LGBT) however that moment of 'so this is where you have all be hidg' was apparent!

TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE 'THE CROWD ROOM' DEFEND BY FANS

However this will be my first time this rort, om some thgs I have read It do not look like I am gog to have any issu but if anyone is the know about any 'unofficial bars' or gay iendly bars that would be really great to know. Hey I'm marmaris right now I'm the grand pasa hotel the mountas tonight I was behd my fay like uple steps away along the sea ont my fay were look for the ptas but same manger and a diffenrt name uple bars down as I was about 15 or 20 steps away I have a man bag I treat like a small handbag sometim this waer this bar stopped me askg what's my name I said Jam and where am I om I told him Liverpool then asked me I'm I a girl at first wtf but I stayed Carlm then he asked am I gay or strict I told him I'm gay I thk I knew what he meant wh girl he meant gay stead by then and asked me if I'm sgle I said y and he is then asked me go to the toilet wh him for 5 ms I didn't tell him I'm 16 I wouldn't know what will or n happen that's the first time any open gay man e to me and we shake hands when we met we hold hands till I left to tch up wh my fay I been out for 1 mouth I thk now to my fay md no I me out May last year to the first two people I told I still n't believe that happened to me kda of me wanted to get my fay and go to his bar I don't know why tho but we jt met I thought might get him fired he asked me is that my fay wasted lookg for me or at me was rried on walkg and.

Unfortunately, this is havg a very real and visible effect on LGBT rights Turkey that gay travelers to the area should take to acunt when planng a trip. In fact, same-sex sexual activy was legalized the Ottoman Empire 1858 and homosexualy has been legal sce 1923 when morn Turkey was found.

GAY ANKARA

This is spe the efforts of some opposn parti who have attempted to troduce bills that would allow gay and transgenr people legal protectn.