- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- N/A
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
Question: "On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors?"
Justifiability of homosexuality
Question: "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between."
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
Question: "Homosexual couples are as good parents as other couples"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
By The Numbers
History
Same-sex marriage in Turkey is unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned.
Since Oct 29, 1923
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Turkey is state-enforced.
Right to change legal gender in Turkey is legal, surgery not required.
Since 2017
Until May 10, 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Turkey is unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Turkey is no protections.
Since 1858
LGBT employment discrimination in Turkey is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Turkey is no protections.
Since Jan 1, 1858
Same-sex adoption in Turkey is single only.
Serving openly in military in Turkey is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Turkey is banned (indefinite deferral).
Since 1980
Conversion therapy in Turkey is n/a.
Since Dec 23, 2017
Equal age of consent in Turkey is equal.
Since 1858