Turkey continues wave of arrests targeting LGBT+ community
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has declared 2026 the "decade of the family," continues to target LGBT+ people, whom he blames for contributing to declining birth rates, according to Le Monde.
A new wave of arrests is affecting the LGBT+ community in Turkey, according to Le Monde. These arrests are occurring in a context where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared 2026 the "decade of the family."
According to the newspaper, the Turkish head of state regularly targets LGBT+ people, whom he describes as "perverts." He also holds them responsible, according to the same source, for the sharp decline in the country's birth rate.
Le Monde does not specify, in the available excerpt, the exact number of people arrested or the precise circumstances of these arrests. The article does highlight, however, the continuity of this campaign, which adds to the Turkish president's repeated discourse against this community.
Turkish authorities have not provided, at this stage, official details about the charges against those arrested, nor about the legal framework invoked to justify these arrests, according to the reported information.
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