A court in Istanbul on Dec. 14 gave a fine of 4,000 Turkish Liras ($1,035) to the deputy head of the Alperen Hearths, an ultranationalist youth group linked to religious nationalist Great Union Party (BBP), over his threats against last year’s LGBT Pride March in Istanbul, which was banned by the Governor’s Office.
During the final hearing at the Istanbul Anadolu 44th Criminal Court of first instance, the judge noted that Kürşat Mican had previously been sentenced to six years and freed on