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Turkish authorities detain at least 150 at protest over LGBTQ+ arrests

ISTANBUL, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities detained at least 150 people on Tuesday after police intervened at a gathering outside Istanbul's Caglayan courthouse, where demonstrators had planned to protest about recent detentions targeting LGBTQ+ groups, witnesses said. The detentions marked the latest escalation in what rights groups and opposition figures have described as a widening…

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