{"id":56844,"date":"2012-09-15T11:44:44","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T08:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=56844"},"modified":"2023-04-05T14:16:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T11:16:40","slug":"turkey-rejects-protection-for-gay-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2012\/09\/15\/turkey-rejects-protection-for-gay-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey rejects protection for gay rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turkey rejects protection for gay rights<\/p>\n

Turkey\u2019s ruling Justice and Development Party vetoed a proposal that aims to bring in constitutional protection for LGBT rights<\/p>\n

14 September 2012 | By Dan Littauer<\/p>\n

\"\"Deputy Mustafa \u015eentop from the ruling Turkish AKP party says LGBT rights have no place in the country’s constitution or international agreements<\/p>\n

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has vetoed a proposal jointly introduced by the main opposition Republican People\u2019s Party (CHP) and the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) that would bring in constitutional protection for gay rights.<\/p>\n

The (AKP) claimed that LGBT rights should have no place in the Turkish constitution, reported the Turkish paper H\u00fcrriyet Daily News.<\/p>\n

\u2018It is the duty of a state to eliminate practices and legal rules which stem from cultural or societal prejudices which are based on the supremacy of a gender\u2019 said the proposal, which was introduced on 11 Sept.<\/p>\n

The proposal was submitted during discussion on the principle of equality as part of the drafting of the \u2018Fundamental Rights and Freedoms\u2019 chapter of the Turkish constitution by the parliamentary constitution reconciliation commission.<\/p>\n

CHP\u2019s \u0130zmir deputy R\u0131za T\u00fcrmen and the BDP\u2019s Diyarbak\u0131r deputy Altan Tan asked for constitutional protection of LGBT rights along with the inclusion of \u2018sexual orientation\u2019 and \u2018gender identity,\u2019 within the article covering protection of equality.<\/p>\n

AKP\u2019s Istanbul deputy Mustafa \u015eentop rejected the proposal stating: \u2018We don\u2019t find it right to have an expression concerning gays in any part of the constitution\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u015eentop also argued that the AKP is against the inclusion of \u2018such notions\u2019 both within the Turkish constitution and with regards to international agreements.<\/p>\n

Following the AKP\u2019s objection, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has proposed an alternative clause that said: \u2018Nobody can be subject to discrimination no matter what the reason is,\u2019 with its deputy Faruk Bal suggesting that such an article would \u2018cover everybody.\u2019<\/p>\n

The proposal was eventually rejected outright and not included within the draft.<\/p>\n

Turkey has consistently never sent a delegate to vote on any United Nations resolutions that suggested any protection or recognition of \u2018sexual orientation\u2019 and \u2018gender identity\u2019.<\/p>\n

Turkey is a member of the Organization of Islamic Conference which consistently objects and instructs its members veto any international proposal that includes these concepts.<\/p>\n

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