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Straight from Putin's playbook: Turkey's Islamists are jailing LGBTQ activists in ‘morality’ drive

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.