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Before the demonstration started on Sunday, the police cordoned off large parts of the center to prevent the gathering. Then the participants transferred to another part of the city. They waved a meter-long rainbow flag from a building and issued a press statement. Several hundred people attended the event.
In the western Turkish city of Izmir, police also cracked down on participants in the local Pride parade and arrested at least 48 people, according to organizers.
In Turkey, government officials and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have repeatedly expressed open hostility towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. Efforts have been made for years to prevent the annual demonstration.
The governor of Istanbul province, Davut Gül, had already announced in advance that he would not allow events that “threaten the family”. Several events related to the so-called Pride month to make LGBTQ people visible, including a picnic and a movie screening, were banned.
(SDA)
Source: Blick
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