President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked the launch of Turkey’s “Year of the Family” with an attack on the LGBTQ+ community and the announcement of measures to boost birth rates.

By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Political divisions and power struggles within Turkey’s top courts and increasing reports of ...

“They also lead to LGBT and other movements gaining ground.” “In such an environment, population loss is inevitable,” he added. Turkey’s annual population growth rate dropped from 2.53% ...

Criticism of LGBT is immediately silenced, just like the legitimate criticisms of Zionism. Anyone who defends nature and the family is subject to heavy oppression.” Being LGBTQ+ in Turkey is already ...

The Turkish president took swipe at the LGBTQ+ community and at social media as he announced new measures to encourage child birth.

Turkey's president has lashed out at the country's LGBT movement amid a wave of student protests. Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised the youth wing of his ruling AK Party for carrying the "glorious ...

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Four students have been arrested in Turkey over an artwork that reportedly depicted LGBT rainbow symbols alongside an image of a sacred Islamic site. Students at Bogazici University in Istanbul ...

Anti-gender movements have gained popularity worldwide as there has been a shift away from liberal democracy toward ...

These are the faces creating space for Istanbul’s queer community, as the increasingly hostile Turkish government makes ...

Criticism of LGBT is immediately silenced ... Despite its low profile in Turkey, the LGBTQ+ community has emerged as one of the main targets of the government and its supporters in recent years.