Activists gathered in Istanbul to promote rights for gay and transgender people Sunday before police dispersed the crowd at a pride event that Turkish authorities had banned for the fifth year.
The rally on a side street to Istanbul's main pedestrian avenue drew several hundred people, who cheered and waved rainbow flags. Istanbul Pride organizers said the Istanbul governor's office banned the march from central Taksim district as well as a square designated for demonstrations west of the city.
The Istanbul Pride group said it would continue activism to get sexual orientation and gender identity recognized in Turkish laws. Istanbul had up to 100,000 people attend a pride march in 2014, but police have blocked such marches since.
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