President Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist AK Party has hardened its anti-LGBT rhetoric over the past decade and banned pride marches since 2015, citing “security reasons”
Turkish police arrested at least 15 protesters in Istanbul on Sunday for taking part in a banned LGBT Pride rally, a Reuters witness said.
The Istanbul Governor’s Office had said earlier on Sunday that the Pride March would not be allowed. Turkish police cordoned off central Istanbul to prevent the march from taking place, closing metro stations and blocking traffic on main roads.
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President Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist AK Party has hardened its anti-LGBT rhetoric over the past decade and banned pride marches since 2015, citing “security reasons”.
The Office of the Governor of Istanbul called the organizations calling for the Pride March illegal.
Following the ban, LGBT groups rallied in another part of Istanbul on the Asian side, with a representative reading a statement that said: “We never tire of deceiving the police and forcing them to deal with us.”
“You have closed all the streets and squares, you have stopped the life of an entire city, but you have forgotten that we will meet if necessary.”
Police searched the streets for protesters and arrested at least 15 people, the Reuters witness said.
Source :Skai
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