At least 36 people have been detained after Turkish police used teargas to disperse a Pride march in the capital, Ankara. Although homosexuality isn't a crime in the country, authorities have cracked down on LBGTIQ+ marches. Read more:
/Turkish police used teargas and pepper spray to halt an LGBTQ+ Pride march in the capital Ankara on Tuesday, detaining at least 36 people after authorities banned such marches in cities across the country for security reasons.
Reuters journalists saw police pepper-spraying activists and dragging them across the ground before handcuffing them and putting them in buses.UniKuir, an Ankara-based group of LGBTQ+ activists, said at least 36 people were detained. Last week in Istanbul, police dispersed a larger annual Pride march and detained more than 300 people.Thousands of people used to attend annual Pride marches on Istanbul's main Istiklal Avenue, but in recent years the government led by President Tayyip Erdogan has toughened its stance on gay rights.
Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but hostility to it is widespread and police crackdowns on Pride parades have been increasingly tougher over the years.
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