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From Istanbul to Izmir, thoands of Turkish activists took to the streets prott to memorate lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) Pri month June. Turkish thori rpond wh a seri of attacks agast LGBT rights activists, lawyers, and journalists; Kaos GL, a Turkish LGBT rights group, reported that the ernment banned 10 LGBT-related events and taed over 530 people jt 37 days.

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‘WE’RE AGAST LGBT’: ERDOğAN TARGETS GAY AND TRANS PEOPLE AHEAD OF CRIL TURKISH ELECTN

At mpaign ralli across Turkey, Print Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has missed no opportuny to attack gay and trans people.

They say Erdoğan’s re-electn risks further fuellg a culture war that he and his supporters have done much to flame, empowerg stutns to crack down on anyone seen as different and to turn a bld eye to a statewi problem of vlence agast women, gay and trans people. ”An Erdoğan victory, says Akbulut, risks formalisg to policy the kd of hatred that the print has ployed on the mpaign trail, and legimisg attacks on gay rights, particularly the right to anise.

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