# Dozens arrested as Turkish police raid LGBTQ bars, activists’ homes

https://mins.news/en/item/57533

- France 24, 2026-09-14 10:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260914-dozens-arrested-as-turkish-police-raid-lgbtq-bars-activists-homes

> Turkish police arrested dozens of people on Sunday during a series of raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists. Authorities linked the operations to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s proclaimed “Decade of the Family,” which they said seeks to “protect our children, the institution of the family and social order.”

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