Turkish police detained dozens of protesters during a pro-LGBTQ rally outside Istanbul's Caglayan courthouse, with two journalists among those held, as authorities intensify a nationwide crackdown on LGBTQ activists and supporters. PICS and TEXT/AFP

The leader of Turkey's main opposition on Friday renewed a call on supporters to take to the streets for peaceful demonstrations against the arrest of Istanbul's mayor and top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, even as authorities widened a ban on protests and criticised the call as irresponsible. (Pics/AFP)