Turkey Police Detain Dozens at LGBTQ+ Pride Event in Istanbul
Police detained at least 50 people, including a journalist, after Istanbul Pride went ahead despite a ban and heavy restrictions on rally sites.
- On Sunday, Turkish police detained at least 50 people at a Gay Pride event in Istanbul that proceeded despite a ban by local authorities and the lockdown of the city's main gathering point.
- Since 2015, the annual Pride march has been systematically banned in Turkey, while President Recep Tayyip Erdogan frequently targets the LGBTQ community, blaming it for a declining birth rate.
- Authorities blockaded Taksim Square and Kadikoy and restricted subway transport, while The Istanbul Bar Association displayed a banner on Istiklal Avenue reading, 'LGBT is human rights.'
- The Turkish Journalists Union reported journalist Muberra Unsal's detention, stating, 'Journalists covering the Istanbul Pride March faced unlawful interference again this year,' despite her valid press card.
- While protesters vowed to continue demonstrations, authorities ordered an Istanbul gay bar to close following campaigns by Islamist groups against an LGBTQ cruise programme organized by owner Mustafa Dogan Yilmaz.
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Demonstrators tried to gather and a journalist was arrested.
The protests had been banned by the local authorities, but this did not stop the determination of the Turks. Homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey, but the LGBT+ community is targeted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoganTurkish police arrested at least 50 people on Sunday, including a journalist during the march of pride in Istanbul, who told the organizers.The police reinforced security around the iconic Taksim Square in Istanbul, by inst…
In Istanbul, police detained at least 50 people, including a journalist, on Sunday during a Pride march that took place despite a ban by local officials and the blockade of the city's main gathering place, organizers said.
Police in Istanbul are blocking off a central square in Istanbul, and the city government is banning protests and restricting metro traffic.
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