Fear among Turkey's LGBT community after hostile election campaign


LGBT rights activist Cuneyt Yilmaz works at an office before an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Turkey June 20, 2023. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Campaign speeches targeting Turkey's LGBT community during last month's election have left some living in constant fear of police raids and even planning to leave the country.

Ahead of the first vote and runoff, which President Tayyip Erdogan won, he repeatedly attacked "perverse" LGBT groups and vowed to strengthen and protect traditional family values.

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