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Politics Türkiye

Turkey Blocks Portal, Detains Activists

Turkish authorities blocked a prominent online news portal and detained LGBT activists in separate actions, citing alleged LGBT propaganda in the portal case as detainees alleged mistreatment.

by Timur Kuran

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Political science 35%, Law 30%, Communication & Media Studies 20%, Sociology 15%

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🎓 Timur Kuran	18%	46	36.6%

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by Matthew Waites

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Political science 35%, Law 30%, Communication & Media Studies 20%, Sociology 15%

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🎓 Matthew Waites	19%	18	24.2%

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Matthew Waites (he or they)

@matthewwaites.bsky.social

UCU - UCU condemns Turkish state crackdown on LGBTQ+ people and civil society www.ucu.org.uk/article/1467...

UCU condemns Turkish state crackdown on LGBTQ+ people and civil society

www.ucu.org.uk

October 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM

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