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Gay & Lesbian Travellers
Homosexuality isn't illegal in Turkey, but neither is it officially legal. There's a generally
ambivalent attitude towards it among the general population, although there are sporadic
reports of violence towards gay people and conservative İstanbullus frown upon open dis-
plays of affection between persons of the same sex.
The monthly
Time Out İstanbul
magazine includes gay and lesbian listings.
