# LGBTQ people 'a threat to Erdogan's ideal of a strong, masculine state,' expert says

https://mins.news/en/video/61578

- France 24 English, 2026-09-16 19:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsHYDiaUHTY

> Turkish courts have jailed more LGBTQ activists and supporters, bringing the number remanded in custody after a weekend crackdown to 62, according to a legal rights group. Koen Slootmaeckers of City St George’s, University of London, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to promote the notion of a strong, masculine state and sees LGBTQ people as threatening that ideal.

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