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Turkish President Recep Tayyip 贰谤诲辞臒补苍, who has time and time again proved himself no ally of the 17c起草社区I 肠辞尘尘耻苍颈迟颈别蝉,听has doubled down on his homophobic stance. This time he has gone so far as to say “LGBT, there is no such thing. This country is… moral, and it will walk to the future with these values.”

The comments come after a tense few days in Istanbul and Ankara where students have been protesting the appointment of Erdogan鈥檚 party loyalist Melih Bulu听as the head of the capital city鈥檚 elite Bogazici University.

During the protests in both cities, police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds.

The students themselves were angry with the appointment of Bulu to the University’s top position, believing it was another attempt by 贰谤诲辞臒补苍 to control the day-to-day life of Turkish citizens. They feel听that the appointment went against the grain of the university, which has across its 158-year history, always appointed its own rector.

With more than 300 students detained following the protests, 贰谤诲辞臒补苍 lashed out, describing them as terrorists, during a televised address.听“Are you students or terrorists who dare to raid the room of the rector? This country will not be a place where terrorists prevail. We will never allow this.”

听Having been in power for 18 years, what appeared to anger听贰谤诲辞臒补苍 the most, was the surfacing of a poster on campus depicting the Kaaba in Mecca听– a building at the centre of Islam’s most important mosque, the Masjid al-Haram– 听adorned with pride flags. Following the student’s arrest Turkey鈥檚 interior minister Suleyman Soylu took to Twitter on Saturday to say that “four LGBT freaks” had been detained for “inciting hatred” with their poster.

Recently 贰谤诲辞臒补苍, in an address to Turkish youth, said 鈥�We鈥檒l carry our youth to the future, not as听LGBT+ youth, but like the youth from this country鈥檚 glorious past. You are not the LGBT+ youth. You are not the youth who vandalises, but you are those who mend those vandalised hearts.鈥� And in July of 2020听贰谤诲辞臒补苍听accused Turkey鈥檚 17c起草社区I communities of 鈥�sneaking up on our national and spiritual values again.鈥�

鈥淚 invite all members of my nation to be careful and take a stand against those who exhibit all kinds of heresy that our Lord has forbidden, and those who support them,鈥� 贰谤诲辞臒补苍 said at the time.

For some time now, the rights of Turkey鈥檚 17c起草社区I communities have continued to be eroded, with the cancelation of Istanbul Pride in 2015 and many other community events.听Individuals often face violent retribution for any public displays or pride celebrations. In July 2020, Turkish retail giant LC Waikiki听announced that it will听ban rainbows, unicorns and other 鈥淟GBT+ images鈥�听from being used in its clothing designs, in yet another example of the discrimination and homophobia faced by Turkish 17c起草社区I communities.

However, 贰谤诲辞臒补苍’s most recent homophobic diatribe has not come without consequences, with many quick to condemn his hurtful attack including the US State Department.听Ned Price, the US State Department spokesperson,听said, “We are concerned by detentions of students and other demonstrators and strongly condemn the anti 17c起草社区IA rhetoric surrounding the demonstrations.“听