Turkey's 6th International Meeting Against Homophobia expanded to 19 university campuses in 17 cities this year.
Between March 14 and May 22, events took place in Mersin, Adana, Trabzon, Samsun, Eskisehir, Kars, Kayseri, Antalya, Nigde, Nevsehir, Isparta, Izmir, Mugla, Istanbul, Van, Diyarbakir and Ankara.
Among other things, the attendees worked on plans to create a Middle East, Caucasus and Balkans LGBT Network to fight homophobia. Activists participated from Armenia, Iran, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Greece, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Montenegro and Macedonia.
About 100 speakers made presentations at the many meetings, which were supported by 66 Turkish organizations. The events included workshops, forums, panels and exhibitions.
