İzmir Pride

İzmir Pride (Turkish: İzmir Onur Yürüyüşü) is a gay pride march and LGBT demonstration held annually in İzmir since 2013.[1]

2014 İzmir Pride

History

LGBT supporters gathered at Alsancak Ferry Port during the march on 30 June 2013 and walked along Cyprus Martyrs Street, carrying posters with slogans such as "We are soldiers of Zeki Müren" and "We are soldiers of Freddie Mercury".[1]

Honor Week events in 2019 were banned by the Governorship of İzmir.[2] The İzmir Bar Association applied to the court to suspend the execution of the ban on the grounds that it was unlawful.[3] The court eventually issued a decision to stop the execution of the ban.[4] With this decision, it was announced that the İzmir Pride march would take place for the seventh time on June 22nd.[5] However, the police intervened in the march and detained more than twenty people.[6]

Supporters and organizers
gollark: Well, I think I maybe won quo10?
gollark: Yes, explicate.
gollark: The secret orchestrators of the VOTE GIBSON project.
gollark: The COMPARTMENTAL SLATS project team, not just any gibson voter.
gollark: https://xkcd.com/color/rgb/

References
  1. "İzmir'in İlk Onur Yürüyüşü Bu Pazar". Bianet. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. "Valilik, LGBTİ+ Onur Haftası etkinliklerini yasakladı!". İz Gazete. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. "İzmir Barosu Başkanı Yücel: 'Gözlerinizi kapattığınızda yok olmayacak şeyler vardır'". İz Gazete. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. "'Onur Haftası' etkinlik yasakları kalktı, yürüyüş iptal edicek mi?". İz Gazete. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. "7. İzmir LGBTİ+ Onur Haftası başlıyor". İz Gazete. 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. "Son Dakika... Onur Yürüyüşü'ne polis müdahalesi... Gözaltılar var..." İz Gazete. 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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