The New Indian Express ·
Turkey arrests dozens in major anti-LGBTQ raids, blocks social media accounts
ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said.
Turkey's LGBTQ community has frequently been targeted by the government, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan branding it as a "deviant movement" of "perverts" responsible for the falling birth rate.
Sunday's raid came a day after the accounts of more than a dozen Turkish LGBTQ organisations were blocked on X at the request of the authorities, according to a watchdog.
