# 'State-led discrimination': Turkey detains dozens after raids targeting LGBTQ groups

https://mins.news/en/item/57363

- France 24, 2026-09-14 08:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260914-state-led-discrimination-turkey-detains-dozens-after-raids-targeting-lgbtq-groups

> Turkish police detained at least 60 people on Sunday in raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists. Authorities said the operation was intended to promote traditional family values, prompting condemnation from rights groups, opposition parties and the European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey.

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