Demonstrators enveloped in the colors of the rainbow flags chanted slogans criticizing the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
It is not clear why the police intervened when participants in the march were beginning to gather. Similar parades were held in Istanbul in recent years. Reuters indicates that this year’s march coincided with the ongoing holy month of Muslims – Ramadan.
Police closed access Taksim Square, the traditional demonstration in Istanbul place. Numerous police forces gathered on the boulevard of Istiklal, leading to Taksim Square; parade was to begin precisely from the street.
At least five demonstrators were detained by police. Journalists who were covering a parade, they were attacked by plainclothes men, according to AFP – probably nationalists and Islamists. The police did not react.
Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey – a Muslim country with a secular tradition – but not It is accepted by the majority of the population. In big cities legally established clubs and cinemas for homosexuals. Society for gays and lesbians exist at several universities. However, the survey conducted in 2013 showed that almost 90 per cent. of respondents would not like to have homosexuals as neighbors.
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