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Part of situation: LGBTIQ+ rights challenges in Australia and Türkiye (9 clusters)

Turkey conducts nationwide crackdown on LGBTQ+ organizations and activists

LGBTQ+ rights police raids human rights crackdown Turkey freedom of expression

Turkish authorities have launched a widespread crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community under the government-branded ‘My Family is Safe’ initiative. Coordinated police raids were conducted across at least 15 provinces, including Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Antalya, targeting queer venues, activists' homes, and organization headquarters.

Legal proceedings have been initiated against 162 individuals, nine organizations, and 13 companies. Charges include obscenity, promoting prostitution, and the suspected formation of criminal associations. The government justifies these actions as part of a broader effort to protect the traditional family structure and prevent the influence of ‘deviant’ lifestyles on minors, following President Erdogan’s declaration of 2026–2035 as the ‘Decade of Family and Population’.

The crackdown has led to numerous arrests, with many activists and members of organizations like Kaos GL being placed in pre-trial detention. Additionally, authorities have blocked access to various LGBTQ+ websites and social media accounts, including those of Amnesty International Turkey.

In response to the raids, over 100 protesters were detained in Istanbul and Ankara while demonstrating against the operations. The European Union and various human rights organizations have expressed deep concern, describing the actions as discriminatory and a threat to fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and assembly.

Entities

Akin Gurlek · Amnesty International · Association of Progressive Lawyers · European Commission · European Union · Istanbul · Kaos GL · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Turkey · United Nations

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Türkiye: LGBT Rights Crackdown Strikes at Rule of Law [www.hrw.org]
Erdogan's Turkey cracks down on LGBT community in name of preserving family values [www.foxnews.com]
Erdogan macht Jagd auf LGBTQ – deutsche Wähler sollten sehr genau hinsehen [www.morgenpost.de]
Türkei: Erdogan macht Jagd auf LGBTQ – deutsche Wähler sollten sehr genau hinsehen [www.otz.de]
More than 150 people detained outside Istanbul courthouse - Watermark Out News [watermarkoutnews.com]
LGBTQ+ activists vow to resist their "very existence" being outlawed [www.indexoncensorship.org]
UN urges Turkey to release people ‘arbitrarily detained’ in anti-LGBTQ crackdown - Stockholm Center for Freedom [stockholmcf.org]
AB'den 'Ailem Güvende' operasyonlarına tepki: 'Endişeyle takip ediyoruz' - Son Dakika Siyaset Haberleri [www.cumhuriyet.com.tr]
Yüzlerce akademisyenden LGBTİ+ operasyonlarına karşı açık mektup [www.agos.com.tr]
Nepříjemný zážitek Čecha v Turecku. Do hotelu vtrhla při zátahu proti LGBT+ policie | TN. cz [tn.nova.cz]
Türkei: Erdogan macht Jagd auf LGBTQ – deutsche Wähler sollten sehr genau hinsehen [www.wp.de]
Türkei: Erdogan macht Jagd auf LGBTQ – deutsche Wähler sollten sehr genau hinsehen [www.ikz-online.de]
Türkei: Erdogan macht Jagd auf LGBTQ – deutsche Wähler sollten sehr genau hinsehen [www.thueringer-allgemeine.de]
Türkei: Erdogan macht Jagd auf LGBTQ – deutsche Wähler sollten sehr genau hinsehen [www.tlz.de]
Türkiye’ye BM ve AB’den çok sert tepki: Derhal Serbest Bırakın! [halktv.com.tr]
Kritik aus Deutschland: LGBTQIA+-Razzien in der Türkei "zutiefst beunruhigend" [www.zdfheute.de]
Zásah proti LGBTQ+ v Turecku: Policie zatkla desítky aktivistů a novinářů [news.refresher.cz]
Türkei: 106 LGBTQ-Demonstranten wieder frei – nach Protesten wegen Razzien [www.wr.de]
Turkey releases 106 protesters, jails more LGBTQ activists [turkishminute.com]
Savcılık LGBTİ+ derneklerini Türk aile yapısını zayıflatmakla suçladı [www.medyafaresi.com]
Turquía libera a más de 100 manifestantes; otros permanecen encarcelados | Excélsior [www.excelsior.com.mx]
Turecko prepustilo desiatky ľudí, ktorí protestovali proti zásahu proti LGBTQ+ osobám [hnonline.sk]
Turkiye giat perangi golongan songsang [www.utusan.com.my]
Türkische Behörden sperren Social-Media-Konto [www.weltexpresso.de]
Den Haag: broodnodig solidariteitsprotest met belaagde lhbtqia+beweging in Turkije [www.doorbraak.eu]
Türkei: Nach Razzien gegen LGBTQ-Vereine – was bedeutet das für Urlauber? [www.ka-news.de]
Journalistin Tuğba Tekerek in Türkei verhaftet [www.riffreporter.de]
La Turquie libère 106 manifestants et emprisonne d’autres militants LGBTQ - Association A TA TURQUIE [www.ataturquie.fr]
1. 250 akademisyenden LGBTİ+ operasyonlarına tepki: “Meslektaşlarımızın yanındayız” [noktahaberyorum.com]
Türkei: Erdogan macht Jagd auf LGBTQ – deutsche Wähler sollten sehr genau hinsehen [www.harzkurier.de]
Operasyonlar uluslararası basının gündeminde: LGBTİ+ kişilerin suçlulaştırılması girişimi [dokuz8haber.net]
Turkey Detains More Than 100 Protesters As LGBTQ+ Crackdown Intensifies - YOUR EX [gayexpress.co.nz]
LGBTQ-Aktivisten in der Türkei: Festgenommene Demonstranten in Istanbul wieder freigelassen [www.zeit.de]
AB'den 'Ailem Güvende' operasyonlarına tepki: Ayrımcı uygulamalardan vazgeçilmeli [www.izgazete.net]
Türkei: Nach Razzien gegen LGBTQ-Vereine – was bedeutet das für Urlauber? [www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de]
(FOTO) Pritisak na LGBTQ zajednice u Turskoj, uhapšena dopisnica DW [n1info.rs]
Avukat Buket Nurşah Tekışık Kimdir, Neden Gözaltına Alındı ve Son Durumu Nedir? [www.batmanpusula.com]