Erdogan Targets ‘Gender Neutrality’ at UN After Sweeping LGBTQ+ Raids Across Turkey
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said 162 people, nine associations and 13 businesses were targeted in operations tied to the family policy drive.
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Erdogan targets ‘gender neutrality’ at UN after sweeping LGBTQ+ raids across Turkey
Turkish president says the traditional family is under global ‘siege’ days after raids targeted LGBTQ+ and HIV groups, bars and other venues; rights groups condemn the campaign, while Erdogan also renews sharp criticism of Israel over Gaza
Türkiye’s crackdown on LGBTI groups and activists is part of an escalating rights crisis
On 13 September, I woke in southwest Türkiye to news of a large-scale operation targeting LGBTI organizations and human rights defenders across the country. Since then, police have arrested at least 116 people across 15 provinces following raids on homes, venues and the offices of LGBTI rights organizations. At least 83 people have been placed […]
The organization "Rosa Lëtzebuerg" has expressed solidarity with the LGBTIQA movement in Turkey. The Luxembourg-based NGO, which advocates for the rights of queer people, announced this in a press release last Tuesday. On September 12th and 13th, the Turkish government launched a coordinated crackdown on various civil society organizations and media outlets. Many websites and social media accounts of […]
Turkey, The Crackdown on LGBTI Organisations and Activists Is a Worsening of the Human Rights Crisis
On the night of 12-13 September, the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched a large-scale anti-LGBTQIA+ police operation entitled "Ailem Güvende" (My family is safe), which resulted in numerous arrests of activists and the blocking of social media accounts, targeting associations and local communities in full swing. This repression marks a further escalation in the Turkish authorities' offensive against LGBTQIA+ rights. By Milena Buyum On 1…
More than 450 groups from 65 countries urge Turkey to end ‘criminalization’ of LGBTI+ movement - Stockholm Center for Freedom
More than 450 civil society organizations from 65 countries have called on Turkey to end what they described as the criminalization of the LGBTI+ movement and release people detained solely for human rights work,. In a joint statement titled “Stop the Criminalisation of the LGBTI+ Movement in Turkey,” the groups said human rights advocacy, publishing, […]
The crackdown on LGBTI+ people in Turkey has just experienced a new escalation. On 13 September, a large-scale police operation targeted activists, LGBTI+ associations and structures to combat HIV/AIDS. From Fourth International 16 September 2026 https://furth.international/en/asia/794 By the Executive Office of the Fourth International Copyright Fikret Kabay / Pexels (2017) Executive Office The Ministry of Justice claims that the operation invo…
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