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LGBT organization faces closure in Turkey

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LGBT organization faces closure in Turkey

Thursday, February 11, 2010
ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=another-closure-case-against-lgbt-organization-2010-02-11

Black Pink Triangle, LGBT organization from Izmir, is facing closure case on the grounds that it threatens "Turkish moral values and family structure." Following the complain by Izmir Governor's Office first hearing took place on February 6. It is yet another LGBT organization in the last years exposed to judicial harassment from state's authorities

Another Turkish LGBT association, Siyah Pembe Üçgen (Black Pink Triangle), is facing closure due to a court case opened Feb. 9.
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