a press release from the international LGBTQ+ rights group ILGA-Europe.The participants had been charged with “participating in an unlawful assembly” and “failing to disperse despite being warned.” They faced up to three years in prison if convicted.“We would like to point out that from the very beginning, there should have been no trial at all, and now, with this precedent, we will continue to raise the LGBTI+ struggle,” Özgür Gür, a member of the rights ÜniKuir and one of the detained, said. “We thank everyone for their support.” Ankara banned LGBTQ+ events in 2017 under an emergency decree following a failed military coup.