Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but hostility to it is widespread and police crackdowns on Pride parades have become tougher over the years.
In last Sunday's vote, Erdogan's ruling AK Party and its nationalist allies won a comfortable parliamentary majority.
Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed concerns for the way Turkey's elections were carried out.
Voters across Turkey expressed a range of emotions as election results rolled in, leaning in favor of another five years of Erdogan.
In the presidential election next month, Erdogan will be up against the main opposition alliance candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
"The fact that these people would be ministers and come to positions of authority bothers me," said 28-year-old student Seckin Yetkin, saying he will vote for Ince like in 2018.
The announcement came after a dramatic weekend for the coalition, which saw the leader of its second largest party walk away on Friday over his nomination.
Some analysts have said that gaining support from the pro-Kurdish HDP would be necessary for the opposition to secure a victory.
184 arrests have been made for the infastructural failures which led to the death of over 50,000 people in an earthquake.
To prevent US dollars from reaching Russia and Iran, the Federal Reserve will strictly regulate dollar sales in Iraq, leading to a volatile dinar.
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