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Turkey: Anti-LGBTQ display reflects nation’s political shift

FILE - People march during the LGBTQ Pride March in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 26, 2022. Dozens of people were detained in central Istanbul Sunday after city authorities banned a LGBTQ Pride March, organisers said. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File) FILE - Demonstrators holding Turkish flags attend an anti LGBTQ protest in Fatih district of Istanbul, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File) FILE - People are detained during the LGBTQ Pride March in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Police in Turkey's capital have broken up a LGBTQ Pride march and detained dozens of people. (AP Photo/Ali Unal, File) FILE - A man is detained during the LGBTQ Pride March in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 26, 2022. Dozens of people were detained in central Istanbul Sunday after city authorities banned a LGBTQ Pride March, organisers said. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File) FILE - Two women kiss as they hold up a placard that reads in Turkish: "I live free. Who's the fool who will put me in chains? I would be shocked" during the LGBTQ Pride March in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 26, 2022. Dozens of people were detained in central Istanbul Sunday after city authorities banned a LGBTQ Pride March, organisers said. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File) SPoD LGBTQ association lobbyist Ogulcan Yediveren sits before an interview with the Associated Press in his office in Istanbul, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) FILE - Demonstrators chant slogans while holding Turkish flags during an anti LGBTQ protest, in Fatih district of Istanbul, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File) SPoD LGBTQ association lobbyist Ogulcan Yediveren works in his office in Istanbul, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. SPoD, which stands for Social Policies, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Studies Association. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) FILE - Demonstrators hold banners that read, "Law for the development of the spirit and moral" and "LGBTQ, remove your dirty hand from our children" during an anti LGBTQ protest in Fatih district of Istanbul, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
Turkey: Anti-LGBTQ display reflects nation’s political shift