Being gay in turkey

In Turkey, homosexuality has been decriminalized, and transgender people have been able to legally change their gender since However, there are still legal challenges, and discrimination protections have not yet been legislated fully for sexual orientation and gender identity.

What's the situation with LGBTQ+ rights in Turkey? Unlike many majority-Muslim nations, homosexuality is legal in Turkey, and despite political hate speech, tolerance is often the norm in urban areas like Istanbul. Still, Turkey scores low on the LGBTQ+ acceptance meter compared to the rest of Europe.