Turkey Targets LGBTQ+ Activists in Crackdown | Global News

Turkish authorities launch sweeping raids across 12 provinces, detaining 47 people—including LGBTQ+ activists and staff from Kaos GL—under the guise of protecting “family values” in a campaign dubbed “My Family is Safe.” Operations in Istanbul and Ankara seized drugs, weapons, and digital devices while also targeting online platforms, forcing closures of X accounts for LGBTQ+ groups. Human rights advocates condemn the crackdown as state-sponsored discrimination, warning that while same-sex relations remain legal, homophobia runs rampant under President Erdogan’s administration. Over 160 individuals and organizations are now facing legal action under the broader “Decade of the Family” initiative.

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