Stonewall Children’s and Young People’s Literature Honor Award winner book was declared obscene by the Board for the Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications. The book was frequently targeted after it was put up for sale in the Istanbul Bookstore
We talked about the censorship story of Kaos GL Magazine, one of the most rooted publications of the Turkish LGBTI+ movement, two issues of which were declared obscene in 2000 and 2006, with the Editor-in-Chief of that period, Umut Güner, and the lawyer of the Kaos GL Association, Hayriye Kara.
As the Speak Up Platform, in the second article in which we deal with the censorship of children’s books in Turkey, we deal with the allegations of “social gender, obscenity, gender identity and LGBTI+ propaganda”, which are constantly shown as an excuse for censorship. Along with expert opinions, we offer solutions for parents who are looking for the right thing for their children, especially among all these claims on social media
First, charges were pressed against Ersan Pekin because of his book which was deemed “obscene” by the Ministry, then allegations of an arrest warrant being issued for the author made it to the news