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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish authorities detained over 50 people
attempting to march for Istanbul Pride on Sunday as part of its
decade long crackdown on the event.
A heavy police presence in hot spots around the city prevented
significant gathering, and the organization had to change the
gathering location multiple times.
Yildiz Tar, editor-in-chief of the LGBTQ+ rights organization
and the journal Kaos GL, wrote on X that 54 people were detained
at Istanbul Pride, including six lawyers. As of Sunday evening,
seven had been released and 47 were still in detention.
The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey, or
DISK, announced that at least three journalists were among the
detained.
“The palace regime will not be able to stay in power by
demonizing the LGBTQ community,” said Kezban Konukcu, Member of
Parliament from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, or
DEM, who participated in the event.
Once boasting tens of thousands of participants, Istanbul Pride
has been banned since 2015 as the religious conservative Justice
and Development Party began playing up to the more conservative
elements of its base.
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