Posted on Jun 27, 2022
More than 300 LGBTQ activists in Istanbul are released after being detained
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Turkish authorities allowed Pride marches to take place for more than a decade starting in 2003, when Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan served as prime minister. Up to 100,000 people attended Istanbul Pride in 2014.
But in 2015, police dispersed crowds using tear gas and water cannons after a last-minute ban. The march has been banned ever since and top Turkish officials have called LGBTQ people "perverts" who aim to hurt traditional family values."
..."Turkish authorities allowed Pride marches to take place for more than a decade starting in 2003, when Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan served as prime minister. Up to 100,000 people attended Istanbul Pride in 2014.
But in 2015, police dispersed crowds using tear gas and water cannons after a last-minute ban. The march has been banned ever since and top Turkish officials have called LGBTQ people "perverts" who aim to hurt traditional family values."
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