Turkey detains 26 people after raids targeting LGBTQ+ groups
- Turkish security forces detained 26 individuals and raided six LGBTQ+ organization offices across 12 provinces following allegations of prostitution and obscenity.
- The nationwide operations, code-named "My Family is Safe," were conducted under President Tayyip Erdogan's "Decade of Family and Population" policy initiative targeting falling birth rates.
- Justice Minister Akin Gurlek confirmed related judicial proceedings against 162 suspects, nine civil society associations, and 13 businesses across 15 provinces.
- Turkish courts simultaneously ordered digital blocks on dozens of websites and social media accounts belonging to major human rights platforms, including Kaos GL and Lambdaistanbul.
- Human rights organizations strongly condemned the raids, characterizing the police action as state-led discrimination and a systemic effort to dismantle Turkish civil society.
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Turkey Raids LGBTQ Groups
Turkish authorities cracked down on multiple LGBTQ+ groups and individuals early Sunday,taining dozens of members, breaking into association offices and raiding popular hangouts. In an escalation of its decadelong hospitality towards LGBTQ+ groups, specifically in the lead-up to elections, simultaneous police raids beginning at 1am took place in the...
Turkish police carried out dozens of arrests early Sunday in gay bars and at the homes of LGBT+ activists, a large-scale operation highlighted by the Islamist-conservative government, which claims to be acting in the name of protecting the traditional family.
In various parts of the country, as part of a government campaign to defend so-called traditional values
Arrests by LGBT Members in Turkey. Prosecutors Called the Operation "My Family Is Safe" - HotNews.ro
The Turkish authorities arrested 162 people in raids at the national level targeting LGBT organisations, reported on Sunday the Anadolu news agency, reading the prosecutor's office. Investigations had been launched earlier on charges that included "the establishment of an organisation for the commission of a crime, prostitution (and) obscenity, as well as possession of drugs, are shown in the report. ...
leprogres.fr
Descent in bars, searches, blocked X accounts: Turkey launched on Sunday a massive net hit against LGBT+, in the name of the "family".
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