(ANSA) - ISTANBUL, JUN 26 - The Turkish police broke in today during the Istanbul Pride procession.
And dozens of arrests have been made, including an AFP photographer.
Lamarcia had been officially banned by the governor of the city, as has been the case for several years.
Officially, for security reasons.
The last Pride in Istanbul took place in 2014, attracting tens of thousands of people: one of the biggest events of the LGBTQ community in the Muslim-majority region.
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