The emphasis on family values and the portrayal of LGBTQ+ pleople as a threat to these values has been part of a narrative often resorted to by local politicians including President Erdogan.
The weird thing is that homosexuality was decriminalised in Turkey in 1858 (compare that to 1967 in the UK), yet in 2020 they found that 57% of Turks oppose accepting it in society, and the government is and has always been very queerphobic.
I mean Turkey being anti-LGBT isn't exactly a new developement. I'm glad you're not going anymore as that could put you in danger, but they've never been subtle about their stance on that matter. Careful where you travel.
After seeing the women in Iran side by side protesting and fighting with the men who support them, I wish we could instead try to change this entirely, associating manly with strong and womanly as weak seems so outdated in a world where strength isn‘t only from muscles.