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Istanbul Pride: 'They want you to be afraid'

Julia Hahn in Istanbul
June 28, 2024

Pride marches have been banned in Turkey since 2015, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan now publicly labels queer people "perverts." Instead of looking forward to the Pride Weekend, Istanbul's LGBTQ+ community fears things could get even worse for them.

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