Editing Pride parade (section)

====Turkey====
[[File:Gay pride Istanbul at Taksim Square.jpg|thumb|Istanbul LGBT pride parade in 2011, [[Taksim Square]], Istanbul]]
Turkey was the first Muslim-majority country in which a gay pride march was held.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pride.yahoo.com/2010/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213161714/http://pride.yahoo.com/2010/|url-status=dead|title=Yahoo Pride|archivedate=February 13, 2012}}</ref> Gay pride march in [[Istanbul]] started with 30 people in 2003. Similar pride marches were being held each year in other cities including [[Ankara]] (since 2008), [[İzmir]] and [[Antalya]] (since 2013).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaosgl.com/sayfa.php?id=14410 |title=İzmir'de İlk Onur Yürüyüşünde Sokaklar Doldu Taştı &#124; Kaos GL Gey Lezbiyen Biseksüel Trans Eşcinsel Haber Portalı |publisher=Kaosgl.com |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110125712/http://www.kaosgl.com/sayfa.php?id=14410 |archive-date=November 10, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siyahpembe.org/index.php/antalya-ve-izmir-onur-haftasini-yuruyusle-selamlayacak/ |access-date=July 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701210325/http://www.siyahpembe.org/index.php/antalya-ve-izmir-onur-haftasini-yuruyusle-selamlayacak/ |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |title=Antalya ve İzmir, Onur Haftası'nı Yürüyüşle Selamlayacak |date=June 29, 2013 }}</ref> In Istanbul, the numbers have increased each year, reaching roughly 15,000 people by 2011. The 2014 pride attracted more than 100,000 people, therefore making Gay Pride Istanbul the biggest march of its kind in the Muslim World. The [[European Union]] praised Turkey that the parade went ahead without disruption.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2013/package/brochures/turkey_2013.pdf |title=Turkey 2013 |access-date=2013-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115052535/http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2013/package/brochures/turkey_2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/tv/21696299/__Gay_Pride_in_Istanbul_groot_succes__.html |title=Gay Pride in Istanbul groot succes – Nieuws &#124; Altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws met Telegraaf.nl [tv&#93; |publisher=Telegraaf.nl |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-date=July 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728210152/http://www.telegraaf.nl/tv/21696299/__Gay_Pride_in_Istanbul_groot_succes__.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Politicians of the biggest opposition party, [[Republican People's Party|CHP]] and another opposition party, [[Peace and Democracy Party|BDP]] also lent their support to the demonstration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25227029/ |title=İstiklal Caddesi 10 bin renk! – Genel |publisher=ntvmsnbc.com |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095803/http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25227029/ }}</ref> The pride march in Istanbul does not receive any support of the municipality or the government.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=istanbul-becoming-proud-of-pride-week-2011-06-19 |title=ARTS-CULTURE – Istanbul becoming proud of Pride Week |publisher=Hurriyetdailynews.com |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903051211/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=istanbul-becoming-proud-of-pride-week-2011-06-19 }}</ref> However, on 28 June 2015, Turkish police used a water cannon to disperse the gay pride parade.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/turkey-rights-gay-pride-idINKCN0P80O420150628 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307102335/http://in.reuters.com/article/turkey-rights-gay-pride-idINKCN0P80O420150628 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 March 2016 |title=Turkish police use water cannon to disperse gay pride parade - by Mehmet, Caliskan and Yesmin Dikmen|agency=in.reuters.com |date= 28 June 2015|access-date=2015-06-28|newspaper=Reuters}}</ref> In 2016, the pride march was banned by the [[Governor of İstanbul|Istanbul Governor's Office]] "for the safety of our citizens, first and foremost the participants'."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/25/turkish-police-break-up-gay-pride-protest-in-istanbul Turkish police break up gay pride protest in Istanbul], ''The Guardian''([https://web.archive.org/web/20230517170911/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/25/turkish-police-break-up-gay-pride-protest-in-istanbul Archive])</ref> In 2019, for the fifth consecutive year the Istanbul Governor's Office yet again banned the LGBTQ Pride Parade, citing security concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ahvalnews.com/pride-march/authorities-block-pride-march-second-istanbul-location|title=Authorities block Pride March in second Istanbul location|website=Ahval|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28|archive-date=12 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912115725/https://ahvalnews.com/pride-march/authorities-block-pride-march-second-istanbul-location|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 29 June, hundreds of people defied the ban, they were met with tear gas and water cannon from the police.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.bianet.org/english/lgbti/209921-police-attack-with-shields-pepper-gas-after-pride-parade-statement-read|title=Police Attack with Shields, Pepper Gas After Pride Parade Statement Read - Evrim Kepenek, Hikmet Adal - english}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/5617924/istanbul-police-turkey-lgbt-pride-tear-gas/|title=&#124; Time|access-date=14 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702235421/https://time.com/5617924/istanbul-police-turkey-lgbt-pride-tear-gas/|archive-date=2 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/istanbul-police-use-tear-gas-to-disperse-gay-pride-march/a-49421078|title=Istanbul police use tear gas to disperse gay pride march &#124; DW &#124; 30.06.2019|website=DW.COM}}</ref>

On 10 June 2018, the 6th [[İzmir Pride]] was held. Around 50,000 people participated at the Pride.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bianet.org/english/lgbti/198048-6th-izmir-pride-parade-we-ll-walk-up-to-fear |title=6th İzmir Pride Parade: 'We'll Walk Up to Fear'|publisher= bianet.org |access-date=12 June 2018}}</ref>