Turkey’s Nationwide Crackdown on LGBTQ+ Communities

Chronology

1. 13-09-2026
   Turkey Escalates Crackdown on LGBTQ+ Groups

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   Turkish authorities have launched coordinated raids across as many as 15 provinces targeting LGBTQ+ associations, activists, HIV-support groups, bars, nightclubs and other venues. Prosecutors reported at least 47 detentions, while Kaos GL said the number of detained activists was…
2. 14-09-2026
   Turkey Escalates Nationwide Crackdown on LGBTQ Community

   5 articles

   Turkish authorities launched a coordinated anti-LGBTQ operation targeting gay bars, a nightclub, a men’s hammam, organizational offices, businesses, activists’ homes and online accounts across numerous provinces. At least 63 people were detained, while prosecutors reportedly open…
3. 15-09-2026
   Turkey’s Expanding Crackdown on LGBTQ+ Communities

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   Turkish authorities have intensified a nationwide crackdown on LGBTQ+ people, activists, organizations, community venues and affiliated media. Under the “My Family Is Safe” operation and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s “Decade of the Family and Population” initiative, police rai…