Erdogan: LGBT and ‘YEAR of the FAMILY’
… “It is our common responsibility
to protect our children and youth
from harmful trends and perverse ideologies”
… “Neoliberal cultural trends are crossing borders”
… “penetrating all corners of the world,”
… “The target of gender neutralization policies … is the family”
… “Criticism of LGBT is immediately silenced”
… “like the legitimate criticisms of Zionism”
… “Anyone who defends nature and the family is subject to heavy oppression”
… Pride parades have been banned since 2015
… “alarming” decline in the population growth rate
… recalled his 2007 demand that families have at least three children
… “If we do not take the necessary measures, the problem will reach irreparable levels”
… To combat the threat to the family … interest-free loans for newlyweds
… improved monetary allowances for the parents of new-born children
… financial, counselling and housing support to encourage new families
