Turkish Gay Group Forced To Close.

Another Turkish LGBT organisation has been ordered to close.    A criminal court in Bursa, north-west Turkey, ruled that the Rainbow Association must shut down after claims by the local government that its members had engaged in prostitution.


However, the LGBT group denies the allegations and says that no illegal activity has taken place.   Rainbow Association president Öykü Evren Özen said his group would appeal the ruling.   He added that the group would continue operating during the appeal and would reform under a new name if unsuccessful.