TURKEY GAY GUIDE

Contents:

• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS TURKEY
• THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS
• ‘WE’RE AGAST LGBT’: ERDOğAN TARGETS GAY AND TRANS PEOPLE AHEAD OF CRIL TURKISH ELECTN
• GAY AND LESBIAN HOTELS IN TURKEY
• IS SI GAY/LBIAN-IENDLY? - SI FOM
• GAY BARS MARMARIS - MARMARIS FOM
• GAY TURKIJE

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS TURKEY

This is a siar suatn to gay right Indonia and Malaysia and shows no signs of lettg up. 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. This is spe the efforts of some opposn parti who have attempted to troduce bills that would allow gay and transgenr people legal protectn. Although homosexualy is technilly legal, life as a member of the LGBT muny Turkey n be extremely challengg.

A report published by Human Rights Watch 2008 showed how gay and transgenr muni face a threat of vlence and discrimatn on a daily basis.

THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS

The social suatn for members of the gay muny is better smopolan Istanbul than ral areas, where honor killgs still occur; but whether or not people feel fortable g out to their fay and iends pletely pends on their own ntext and would still mean a number of risks. Istanbul and some of the most tourist-iendly areas, such as Bodm, have a fairly thrivg gay scene, wh pulsg dance floors, gay bars, and hamams; but many lols who are volved the gays scene by night are livg a different life by day, as they are not able to be open wh their fay or iends, and certaly not at work, where they uld worry about the impact would have on their future.

‘WE’RE AGAST LGBT’: ERDOğAN TARGETS GAY AND TRANS PEOPLE AHEAD OF CRIL TURKISH ELECTN

Public displays of affectn between heterosexual upl are owned upon as well, so any travelers would be advised to be discrete, not jt gay travelers.

Generally speakg, gay travelers should feel fortable gog all over the untry and not let any fear lim their adventur.

GAY AND LESBIAN HOTELS IN TURKEY

The ma gay district there is around Taksim and Beyoğlu is also an extremely forward-thkg area. Even Ankara and Izmir, Turkey’s pal and most Wtern-leang cy rpectively, don’t have anythg that close to beg scribed as a ‘gay scene’, so while they’re tertg plac to vis, gay travelers shouldn’t expect a party.

IS SI GAY/LBIAN-IENDLY? - SI FOM

Gay upl or sgle gay travelers hopg to meet people should not experience any issu if they are booked ternatnal, upsle hotels. Serviced apartments or Airbnb are also acmodatn optns that will save gay travelers havg to n the gntlet of a 24-hour receptn. Asi om the glori, gay travelers will have to go to specific areas to fd anythg like a gay scene.

As outled above, Istanbul or the beach rorts are the bt plac for gay travelers to go to if they’re lookg to party all night.

There is also a range of hamams, but they are equented by everyone bee they are such a tradnal Turkish experience, so gay travelers should not assume they are specifilly gay foced.

GAY BARS MARMARIS - MARMARIS FOM

Gettg to know people is one of the bt thgs about travelg and that’s particularly important a place like Turkey, where the gay scene is not always ‘ your face’.

GAY TURKIJE

If you are stayg Istanbul or a seasi rort like Antalya, startg a night out a known gay-iendly bar is a good way to get chattg to lols and then plan your night om there. In the face of adversy, there’s a strong feelg of fay the Turkish gay muny and ’s good to get to know more about . Hor is the most prevalent gay social workg app Turkey (Grdr is banned), ’s sensible to stall a high-qualy VPN to protect privacy and avoid censorship.