More than 160 people were detained in an operation against LGBT organizations in Turkey.
Turkish authorities carried out this operation against members and supporters of the LGBT community.
Human rights defense organizations have been criticizing the actions of the Turkish government.
These organizations accuse the government of adopting an increasingly harsh stance against the LGBT community and of restricting their rights.
The detention of more than 160 people represents one of the biggest attacks against the LGBT community in Turkey, directly affecting people and organizations that defend the rights of this minority. Human rights organizations warn of a pattern of growing repression on the part of the Turkish government. WHY: The detention of more than 160 people represents a significant escalation in the repression against the LGBT community in Turkey, directly affecting activists and human rights defense organizations. This episode follows a trend of increasingly tight restrictions imposed by the Erdogan government.
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