Police dispersed a group of around 50 people who wanted to stage a LGBT Trans Pride March on the afternoon of June 19, 2016, in Istanbul's Taksim Square and Istiklal street. Picture by Depo Photos/ABACA/PA Images. All rights reserved.
The judge argued that in Edirne the compulsory sterilization requirement stated in the article 40 of the Turkish Civil Code regulating legal recognition of transgender people constitutes a human rights violation and therefore should be cancelled. The news quickly spread over the LGBTI community and NGOs that have been working for years to fight against this horrendous and unfair requirement and ultimately, they all rejoiced with the news when on June 14, the Court of Constitution decided to review the plea.
