Turkey’s Nationwide LGBTQ+ Crackdown Intensifies

Chronology

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

   4 articles

   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

   3 articles

   Turkish authorities have launched coordinated raids across multiple provinces targeting LGBTQ organisations, activists, homes, offices, bars and other venues, detaining at least 63 people and initiating proceedings against 162 suspects, nine associations and 13 businesses. The op…