Phakathi kwemizi emikhulu emhlabeni wonke emazweni amaSulumane, idolobha elikhulu laseTurkey, i-Istanbul (abantu abayizigidi ezingu-13,1), liyakwamukela kalula abantu besilisa nabesifazane. Lokhu kuthiwa, umphakathi ka-Istanbul we-GLBT usaqhubeka uqondile uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amadolobha amakhulu aseYurophu, kanti naphezu kokuphumelela ngempumelelo i-Pride March kusukela phakathi no-90, abahlanganyeli eMnyangweni we-Istanbul Gay Pride wezi-2015 (i-Istanbul Onur Haftasi) ngoJuni 28 bahlaselwa ngamaphoyisa anepipi le-pearl kanye namanoni.
Manje ngonyaka walo-14, i-Istanbul ye-Turkish Gay Pride iveki isheshe yaba umcimbi omkhulu odweba izinkulungwane zabahlanganyeli, futhi naphezu kwezenzakalo ezimbi zonyaka odlule, abahleli bahlele ukubuya ngo-2016 kunamandla kunanini ngaphambili. I-Istanbul Gay Pride yenzeka kulo nyaka kusukela ngoJuni 20 kuya ku-Juni 26, 2016, futhi iqukethe izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zezobuciko kanye nemicimbi yamasiko e-GLBT, kufaka phakathi amafilimu, izingxoxo zezempilo nezombusazwe, izenzakalo ze-Bear Pride, ama-workshops omdanso, ipikinikini, namaqembu amaningana neminye imibuthano.
Iviki lokuziqhenya e-Istanbul liphela ngeSonto, ngoJuni 26, ne- Istanbul Gay Pride March , kwi-İstiklal Caddesi Taksim (i-İstiklal Avenue), enye yezindawo ezivelele futhi ezinemfashini edolobheni. Futhi nakuba amaphoyisa azame ukubeka umkhosi wokugubha umnyaka odlule, kuphephile ukusho ukuthi ukukhangiswa komhlaba wonke okuvela emizamweni kahulumeni ka-Erdogan ekuvimbeleni umcimbi kuzokwenza nje ukuthi izishoshovu ze-Istanbul LGBT zizoqala ngisho nokukhukhumeza okukhulu kwe-Gay Pride hamba ngo-2016.
Ngonyaka odlule, abadayisi baqhubeka behlangana futhi beka amalungelo e-LGBT esifundeni sase-Taksim esiphakathi nendawo okwakubhekwa ukuthi yiyona mcimbi omkhulu kakhulu we-Gay Pride esizweni samaSulumane, naphezu kwamaqhinga anamandla ohulumeni basekhaya. Imikhankaso enamandla yokuvimbela ukugubha kwe-Pride Istanbul ngonyaka odlule ibonakala iqhathaniswa ngokuqondile nemizamo nguMongameli waseTurkey oqaphele uRecep Tayyip Erdogan ukuze athole umusa kwabavoti bezwe abade kakhulu, kodwa nakuba izimo zengqondo kulo lonke elaseTurkey zihlala ziphikisana kakhulu namalungelo obulili, i-Istanbul iyaqhubeka ukuhlakulela umphakathi we-LGBT okhulayo futhi obonakalayo, futhi abaningi emadolobheni amakhulu kunawo wonke - ikakhulukazi izakhamuzi ezincane - bayamukela ngempela amantombazane nabesifazane besifazane.
Resources I-Gay Resources
Ukuze uthole okuningi endaweni yesehlakalo e-Istanbul, hlola izinsiza ze-inthanethi, njenge-Istanbul Gay Guide ku-IstanbulGay.com ne-GuideTay Gay Guide e-Istanbul. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olujwayelekile lokuvakasha lapho uvakashele i-Istanbul, bheka indawo yesivakashi esakhiwe yinhlangano yezokuvakasha esemthethweni yezwe, i-Turkey Culture and Tourism Office.