Erdogan authorities arrests greater than 100 LGBTQ+ activists in Turkey

On Sunday, the twenty fifth of June, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul acknowledged that the Turkish Police detained greater than 100 activists throughout an LGBTQ+ pleasure parade within the nation’s largest metropolis. As per Reuters, these LGBTQ+ activists had thronged the streets regardless of an official ban on such parades. 

Taking to Twitter, Gul wrote, “Our national future depends on keeping the family institution alive with our national and moral values. We will not allow any activity that will weaken the family institution. 113 people who took action with the aim of making propaganda were detained. Please do not share their actions, even to criticize them.”

Milli geleceğimiz,aile kurumunu milli ve manevi değerlerimizle yaşatmaya bağlıdır.

Aile kurumunu zayıflatacak hiç bir etkinliğe müsade etmeyeceğiz.

Propaganda yapmak maksadıyla eylem yapan 113 kişi gözaltına alındı.

Eleştirmek için bile olsa lütfen eylemlerini paylaşmayınız.

— Davut GÜL (@gul_davut) June 25, 2023

Undeterred by the prohibitory ban on the parade, the activists tried to amass in massive numbers however the authorities took a number of steps and launched a crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists. As quickly because the pleasure parade began, the Turkish police cordoned off among the streets resulting in Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul’s historic district and to Taksim Square.

İzmir’de polis LGBTİ+ Onur Yürüyüşü’ne saldırıyor.

📸 @aslialpar / Kaos GL pic.twitter.com/WdoJYr5XVC

— Kaos GL (@KaosGL) June 25, 2023

Local Turkish information reported that the companies alongside a number of traces of the Istanbul Metro have been suspended for a number of hours. Similarly, a number of occasions linked to Pride Month, together with a picnic and a movie screening, have been additionally banned.

The Istanbul Pride Parade Committee launched an announcement by which it condemned the actions taken by the Turkish authorities on the LGBTQ+ group. The committee mentioned that they reject this politics of hatred and denial. The assertion learn, “We reject this politics of hatred and denial. Despite all the prohibitions, criminalisation, pressures, and attempts to suppress us, we will continue to advocate for a humane life for everyone and persist in democratic living.”

Erdogan’s Stand on the LGBTQ+ Community

Although homosexuality isn’t a criminal offense in Turkey, the Turkish authorities has been suppressing the homosexual group or LGBTQ+ group. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is alleged to be rooted in social conservatism. He has been portraying himself as a defender of conventional Islamic values.  

During lately concluded Presidential elections, Erdogan described his primary rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu as “a pro-LGBT person”. 

In his victory speech, Erdogan criticised those that have sought to “normalize homosexuality”. He mentioned, “Gays are not welcome”.  

During his election marketing campaign, Erdogan vociferously opposed the LGBTQ+ group. Reiterating his authorities’s disdain for the group, Erdogan mentioned that LGBTQ+ individuals undermine household values. 

It is essential to notice that Turkey was one of many few Muslim-majority nations that allowed Pride marches of their nation. However, for a very long time now, Turkish President Erdogan and his representatives have tried to dam the annual Istanbul Pride Parade.
Exactly one yr in the past, Turkish authorities arrested greater than 200 on the banned Pride march in Istanbul.