Phakathi kwezona zixeko ezinkulu kwilizwe lamaSilamsi, isixeko esikhulu saseTurkey, i-Istanbul (abantu abayizigidi ezili-13.1), kulula kakhulu ukuwamkela ama-gay kunye nama-lesbians. Oku kuthethiwa, i-Istanbul ye-GLBT yoluntu isengqiqo ngokuqhathaniswa nezinye iidolophu ezinkulu eYurophu, kwaye naphezu kokuphumelela ngempumelelo kwi-Pride Matshi ukususela phakathi-'90s, abathathi-nxaxheba kwi-2015 ye-Istanbul Gay Pride Festival (i-Istanbul Onur Haftasi) ngoJuni 28 bahlaselwa ngamagosa amapolisa anepilisi kunye neonon.
Ngoku kunyaka walo-14, iiveki ye-Istanbul ye-Gay Pride ye-Istanbul yenzeke ngokukhawuleza ibe yinto ebalulekileyo eyenza amawaka abathathi-nxaxheba, kwaye nangona iimeko ezibuhlungu zonyaka ophelileyo, abacebisi baceba ukubuyela ngo-2016 kunamandla kunanini ngaphambili. I-Istanbul I-Gay Pride yenzeka kulo nyaka ukususela ngoJuni 20 ukuya ku-Juni 26, 2016, kwaye iqulethwe ngeentlobo ze-GLBT zobugcisa kunye neemeko zenkcubeko, kubandakanywa iifilimu, iingxoxo zezempilo kunye nezopolitiko, iziganeko ze-Bear Pride, ii-workshops zokudansa, iipikiniki kunye namaqela amaninzi nezinye iindibano.
Iveki yokuziphakamisa e-Istanbul igqiba ngeCawa, ngoJuni 26, kunye ne- Istanbul Gay Pride Matshi , kwi-İstiklal Caddesi Taksim (i-İstiklal Avenue), enye yezona ndawo zivelele kwaye zifake imfashini kwisixeko. Kwaye nangona iipolisa zizama ukubeka umdaka wokubhiyozela kunyaka ophelileyo, kukhuselekile ukuthetha ukuba ukuvakaliswa kwehlabathi jikelele kwi-Erdogan yokuzama ukuvala isiganeko kuya kukhuthaza kuphela abadlali be-Istanbul LGBT ukuba batyelele phambili nakwi-Gay Pride ukuhamba ngo-2016.
Kunyaka ophelileyo, abaqhubi baqhubeka behamba kunye nokuma kwamalungelo e-LGBT kwisithili sase-Taksim esisekuhlaleni kwinto ekubhekiselwe kuyo ukuba yiyona mcimbi omkhulu kwi-Gay Pride kwisizwe samaSilamsi, naphezu kweendlela ezinzima zogunyaziwe baseburhulumenteni basekhaya. Imizamo enamandla ekhuselekileyo yokukhusela i-Istanbul yokuzibonga kukaMdlulileyo kunyaka odlulileyo ibonakala iqhagamshelana ngqo nemizamo nguMongameli waseTurkey onokuzimelela uRecep Tayyip Erdogan ukufumana inxaxheba kwabavoti belizwe elide kunene, kodwa nangona isimo sengqondo kulo lonke elaseTurkey lihlala lichasene namalungelo obulili, i-Istanbul iyaqhubeka ukuhlakulela i-LGBT yoluntu olukhulayo nolwandayo, kwaye baninzi kwisixeko esikhulu kunazo zonke zesizwe - ngakumbi abahlali abancinci - bayamkela i-gays and lesbians.
Istanbul Resources Resources
Ukufumana okungakumbi kwi-gay scene e-Istanbul, khangela izinto ezinokungena kwi-intanethi, njenge-Istanbul Guide Gay e-IstanbulGay.com kunye ne-NightTours Guide Guide ye-Istanbul. Ukufumana ulwazi oluhamba ngokubanzi lokutyelela i-Istanbul, jonga kwi-site yesivakatye eyenziwe ngumbutho wezokhenketho welizwe, i-Turkey Culture and Tourism Office.