President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched Turkey's 'Year of the Family' with an attack on the LGBTQ+ community and new measures to boost birth rates. Erdogan announced policies like interest-free loans for newlyweds and enhanced monetary allowances for parents of newborns. The LGBTQ+ community has faced increased government targeting, with pride parades banned since 2015. Erdogan described the LGBTQ+ movement as a foreign conspiracy threatening Turkey, stating, 'It is our common responsibility to protect our children and youth from harmful trends and perverse ideologies.'