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sentences that state something as happening or true
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Politics
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Turkish authorities launch crackdown on 2SLGBTQ+ and HIV support groups
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authorities → launch → groups
Raids mark escalation of decade-long hostility toward groups ahead of election
Turkish authorities cracked down on multiple 2SLGBTQ+ groups and individuals early Sunday morning, detaining dozens of members, breaking into association offices and raiding popular hangouts.
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authorities → mark → hangouts
In an escalation of its decade-long hostility toward 2SLGBTQ+ groups, particularly in the lead-up to elections, simultaneous police raids beginning at 1 a.m. took place in the major cities of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Aydin and Mersin.
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raids → begin → Istanbul
Justice Minister Akin Gürlek announced on social media that the investigation into 162 suspects, nine associations and 13 businesses was to "protect children, the institution of the family, and public order" in line with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 10-year executive order relating to families and children.
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investigation → announce → families
"As per the duty to protect families and children given to the state by the constitution, no criminal organization, abuse network or illegal activity which targets children, youths or families will be tolerated!" Gürlek said.
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Gürlek → protect → children
The raids targeted both current and former members of multiple prominent 2SLGBTQ+ rights and HIV awareness groups.
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raids → target → groups
The organizations’ websites were also blocked.
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websites → block → ?
Gürlek also said that such associations were found to receive significant funding from international sources and agencies.
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associations → say → sources
The Human Rights Association condemned the raids.
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Association → condemn → raids
"This is not a judicial investigation; it is a political operation aimed at forcing society into a monolithic family model and purging LGBTI+ and independent civil society under the guise of protecting the family and children," it said.
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it → aim → family
"To include unrelated charges such as 'forming a criminal organization,' 'drugs,' 'prostitution' and 'obscenity' serves not to reveal the truth but to incriminate the entire community.
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include → include → community
The religious conservative Justice and Development Party, led by Erdogan, has been increasingly vocal against 2SLGBTQ+ groups to play up to the more conservative elements of its base.
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groups → lead → base
In 2015, the party banned Istanbul Pride, which had tens of thousands of attendees in previous years prior.
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which → ban → attendees
Since then, authorities have violently dispersed any attempted gatherings to mark Pride.
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authorities → disperse → Pride
This summer, a 2SLGBTQ+ cruise ship that tours the Mediterranean and has docked in Turkey multiple times in the past was refused permission to dock there.
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that → tour → permission
The Ottoman Empire, predecessor to the modern republic of Turkey, decriminalized homosexuality in 1858, but there is still significant social discrimination.
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Empire → decriminalize → 1858
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