However, Turkey is more liberal than other places in the Middle East. Same-sex sexual activity was legalised in the Ottoman Empire the predecessor of the modern-day Republic of Turkey in , and in modern Turkey, homosexual activity has always been a legal act since the day it was founded on 29 October Transgender people have been allowed to change their legal gender since Although discrimination protections regarding sexual orientation and gender identity or expression have been debated legally, they have not yet been legislated.

Turkey 2nd most restrictive country on gay rights in Europe
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How gay friendly is Turkey? Would you advise we don't hold hands etc? It is not a gay friendly place. Find somewhere else to have a holiday that you'll enjoy and be yourself. Yes Turkey is not the most liberal county in the world but still it is a place LGBT people can visit comfortably. Besides it is one of the most beautiful and colorful country - not surprisingly among the top 10 most visited country in the world. Besides no where is rose of garden for LGBT people. Just one example:.
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In Turkey , pink certificate Turkish: Pembe teskere is the colloquial name for a military discharge certificate given to those who are discharged or considered exempt from military service due to their sexual orientation. The Turkish Armed Forces Health Regulation, under Article 17 of "Mental Health and Diseases," explains that the case of "advanced sexual disorders," which are "explicitly apparent in the person's whole life," could cause "objectionable situations in the military environment" [1] To receive such a discharge, individuals must "prove" their homosexuality , under the examination of military doctors and psychologists. The first piece of LGBTQ legislation was passed during the Ottoman Empire , when homosexuality and sodomy were decriminalized in , as part of wider reforms during the Tanzimat. It is something that needs to get treated.
Azerbaijan scored 5 percent on a scale where zero indicates gross human rights violations and percent is the greatest degree of equality under the law, the report said. The ranking analyzed laws and policies governing LGBT matters across 49 European countries over the past year. On the other end of the scale, Malta ranked in first place for the fourth consecutive year and was followed by Belgium and Luxembourg.