Leading Turkish LGBTQ activist Yildiz Tar explains why Turkey’s authoritarian government is escalating repression of their community. The crackdown has less to do with public morals than an effort to divert public attention away from soaring inflation, poverty and joblessness, Tar notes.
Amberin Zaman (en), Anti-LGBTQ+ Politics (en), Authoritarianism (en), Democracy (en), Democratic Backsliding (en), Erdoğanism (en), Religious Fundamentalism (en), SWANA (en), The Far Right in Turkey (en), The Muslim Far Right (en), Turkey (en), Yildiz Tar (en)
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