[HIGHLIGHTS] Turkey: 'The government has begun to tackle the red lines of the LGBT+ community'

Tan Yorulmazel is part of the leadership of the LGBT commission of the opposition Workers' Party of Turkey (TIP) The current period reminds us of the period of the rise of Nazism in Germany, he says. The pressure on the LGBT+ community had reached a significant level even before the elections, he adds.

"The AKP has started to attack the red lines of our community," he says, adding that activists are likely to increasingly face police violence. "I think we have to stay here and be strong together to fight for our rights," he concludes.