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

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

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked the launch of Turkey’s “Year of the Family” with an attack on the LGBTQ+ community and the announcement of measures to boost birth rates.

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

Despite its low profile in Turkey, the LGBTQ+ community has emerged as one of the main targets of the government and its supporters in recent years.

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  • When you have no one else to blame for your country's problems.

    • Russia has labelled it as terrorism so Turkey is in good company I guess.

      Australia uses refugees and immigrants as their foil for poor government planning.