# At least 150 pro-LGBTQ protesters detained in Istanbul crackdown

https://mins.news/en/item/59569

- euronews, 2026-09-15 16:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/15/at-least-150-pro-lgbtq-protesters-detained-in-istanbul-crackdown

> No fewer than 150 pro-LGBTQ demonstrators were taken into custody by Turkish police at an Istanbul rally on Tuesday, 15 September, protesting a nationwide crackdown on the community.

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