A LGBT rights activist carries a flag in rainbow colors as a banner with a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seen behind on July 1, 2018 in Istanbul, after Turkish authorities banned the annual Gay Pride Parade for a fourth year in a row. Around 1,000 people gathered on a street near Istiklal Avenue and Taksim Square where organisers wanted to originally hold the parade, an AFP photographer said. Police warned activists to disperse but used rubber bullets against some who tried to access Istiklal Avenue. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC