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Twitter adds warning label to Turkish minister's anti-LGBT tweet

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu's tweet accused "LGBT perverts" protesting in Istanbul of disrespecting Islam.
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Twitter says a recent tweet by the Turkish interior minister describing Istanbul protesters as “LGBT perverts” violated the company's rules on hate speech. 

Protests erupted last month after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan installed a loyalist to run the prestigious Bogazici University in Istanbul. The clashes with police escalated after protesters last week hung a poster on the campus that depicted Mecca — Islam’s holiest site — with rainbow flags. 

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