Turkey arrests at least 15 protesters at Pride rally
President Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-rooted AK Party has toughened its rhetoric against the LGBT community over the past decade and banned pride marches since 2015, citing “security reasons.”
Turkey's LGBTQ+ community gather for a Pride parade, which was banned by local authorities, in Istanbul, Turkey June 30, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/DILARA SENKAYA)ByREUTERS
