A list of LGBT organizations and groups in Turkey.
17 Mayıs Derneği (May 17 Association)
Who We Are? Founded on September 2, 2019 in Ankara, May 17 aims to strengthen the LGBTI+ community and its activism. Be it on a societal or an individual level, we fight…Genç LGBTİ+ Derneği
Young Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Intersex Youth Studies and Solidarity Association (short name Young LGBTI+ Association) was established in İzmir in 2016 with the aim of…HEVİ LGBTİ+ Derneği
Hevi LGBTI+ emerged in 2013 as an outcome of an organization which is formed by independent LGBTI+ people around the same ideals. Hevi LGBTI+ which is founded by lesbians…KaosGL
Kaos GL, with having its headquarters on the capital, Ankara is one of the oldest, if not the oldest LGBTQ+ communities in the country. They have been publishing news and…Kirmizi Semsiye
K?rm?z? ?emsiye (Red Umbrella) is a non-governmental Turkey association for sexual health and human rights.LİSTAG Derneği
LISTAG (Families and Friends of LGBTIs in Turkey) LİSTAG (Families of LGBTs in İstanbul) is a voluntary suppport and solidarity group for families and friends of lesbian…Pembe Hayat Derneği
Pembe Hayat LGBTI+ Solidarity Association, the first transgender rights association in Turkey, was founded in Ankara on June 30, 2006. Pembe Hayat LGBTI+ Solidarity…SPoD
Founded in 2011 with the dream of a fair, equal, and free world under the rainbow, SPoD provides legal, social, and psychological counseling to LGBTI+ people. In addition to…Türkiye LGBTİ Birliği
Lezbiyen, Gay, Biseksüel, Trans ve İnterseks, Eşcinsel Topluluk, Türkiye LGBTİ BirliğiVelvele
Velvele started on February 15, 2020 as the personal blog of one immigrant queer person trying to make sense of his life. Right after its founding, in the COVID pandemic’s…