A group of protesters make a human chain as they wait outside the courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey. (Osman Sadi Temizel / Getty Images) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for The Nation’s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. […]
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Turkish president likens LGBT protesters to ‘terrorists’ after hundreds arrested
Police have been accused of beating up protesters – GETTY IMAGES President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday blasted the LGBT movement as incompatible with Turkey’s values and compared student protesters to “terrorists” as a month of youth-driven rallies shook his rule. Hundreds of people were arrested and many were hit […]