{
  "id": 7861131,
  "title": "LGBTQ 'a threat to Erdogan's ideal of a strong, masculine state', expert says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/lgbtq-a-threat-to-erdogans-ideal-of-a-strong-masculine-state-expert",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:39:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "http://www.france24.com/en/lgbtq-a-threat-to-erdogan-s-ideal-of-a-strong-masculine-state-expert-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Turkish courts have jailed more LGBTQ activists and supporters, raising to 62 the number remanded in custody following a weekend crackdown, a legal rights group said on Wednesday. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Koen Slootmaeckers, Reader in International Politics at City St George's, University of London, says that Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan wants to claim \"the idea of a strong,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}