İzmir Pride


İzmir Pride is a gay pride march and LGBT demonstration held annually in İzmir since 2013.

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

Supporters and organizers