Crackdown on LGBTQ Community Exposes Turkey's Deeper Rot The recent raids on gay bars, nightclubs, and homes of LGBTQ activists in Turkey are just the latest manifestation of a decades long pattern of persecution.
At least 60 people were detained, with many more facing charges under the guise of "protecting traditional family values.
" This crackdown reveals a government desperate to cling to power by enforcing a narrow, conservative agenda.