Turkish police detained at least 50 people during the Istanbul Pride event on Sunday, and journalists were among those detained. The march proceeded despite a ban imposed by local authorities.

According to the South China Morning Post, police erected iron barriers around Istanbul’s Taksim Square, local officials banned demonstrations in the Kadikoy district, and the governor’s office restricted subway transport during the event. Bianet reported that police blocked groups of people from reaching the march area, encircled demonstrators and reporters with riot shields, removed rainbow flags from participants, and that the number of police officers in the area exceeded the number of marchers. Bianet also said police performed random ID checks to track down suspected activists.

France24 noted that homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey and that since 2015 the annual Pride march in Turkey has been almost systematically banned and suppressed.