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Turkey police detain dozens at LGBT+ Pride event in Istanbul
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Turkey police detain dozens at LGBT+ Pride event in Istanbul

France 24 · Jun 28, 2026, 7:43 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Turkish police on Sunday detained at least 50 people, including a journalist, during a LGBT+ Pride event in Istanbul that went ahead despite a ban by local authorities. Homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey, but since 2015, the annual Pride march has been almost systematically banned and suppressed

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