# Gay-Themed Mediterranean Cruise Turned Away From Turkey and Then Egypt

- Published: 2026-07-17T00:59:40Z
- Updated: 2026-07-17T18:28:25Z
- Section: World
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/world/middleeast/gay-cruise-turkey-egypt.html
- Tags: The New York Times · World
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In both Muslim-majority countries, official hostility to gay people has increased in recent years. But the same cruise had visited before without problems.

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