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POLITICS8h agoTurkey Stages Wide-Ranging LGBT Crackdown for ‘Family Safety’Raids, arrests and internet restrictions imposed to ‘protect the family’ have persecuted LGBTQ+ groups while also hitting independent journalists and human rights organisations reporting on the police operation.Balkan Insight
POLITICS9h agoTurkey arrests dozens in ongoing crackdown on LGBTQI+ groupsA crackdown on LGBTQI+ groups in Turkey escalated on Tuesday as authorities made dozens of new arrests and police detained protesters in Istanbul and Ankara, following days of raids, arrests and online restrictions across the country.RFI [en]
POLITICS16h agoTurkey steps up efforts to reach agreement on Black Sea — FidanTurkey has stepped up diplomatic efforts to reach an agreement on the situation in the Black Sea and is holding talks with the parties in an effort to reconcile their positions.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS1d agoTurkey expands arrests after LGBTQ+ crackdownTurkey’s Justice Minister Akin Gurlek launched the crackdown, saying it was part of an initiative to protect children and family values.Washington Post World
POLITICS2d agoTurkey police disperse pro-LGBTQ protesters with tear gasTurkish police fired tear gas at pro-LGBTQ demonstrators in the western city of Izmir on Monday, as activists protested a nationwide crackdown that saw dozens arrested over the weekend in a campaign authorities described as defending traditional family values.France 24 [en]
POLITICS2d agoTurkey: Police arrested at least 63 people in anti-LGBT+ crackdownFrance 24 [en]
POLITICS2d ago'State-led discrimination': Turkey detains dozens after raids targeting LGBTQ groupsFrance 24 [en]