The government has called the campaign an effort to protect families. Rights organizations have accused the authorities of criminalizing L.G.B.T.Q. people and of seeking to thwart political activism.
Supporters of L.G.B.T.Q. rights protesting outside a courthouse in Istanbul on Tuesday. Homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey, but the government has frequently demonized L.G.B.T.Q. people.
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