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Turkey's Erdogan launches 'Year of the Family' with an attack on the LGBTQ+ community


Published on 2025-01-13 16:21:01 - MSN
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  • President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked the launch of Turkey's "Year of the Family" on Monday with an attack on the LGBTQ+ community and the announcement of measures to boost birth rates.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched the "Year of the Family" initiative with a speech that included a strong denouncement of the LGBTQ community, labeling them as a threat to traditional family values. During his address, Erdogan emphasized the importance of family as the foundation of society and criticized what he perceives as Western attempts to undermine this structure through the promotion of "perverse" trends, specifically targeting the rights and visibility of the LGBTQ community. This rhetoric aligns with his government's ongoing efforts to reinforce conservative values, which have included previous crackdowns on Pride events and support for policies that marginalize the rights of the queer community in Turkey.

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