Journalist Tuğba Tekerek Arrested in Turkey for ‘Obscenity’ During LGBTQ+ Crackdown
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The freelance journalist Tuğba Tekerek has been detained in Turkey. The journalist working for Deutsche Welle, among others, is in custody together with seven board members of an LGBT organisation.
Journalist Tuğba Tekerek arrested in Turkey for ‘obscenity’ during LGBTQ+ crackdown
Istanbul, September 16, 2026—Turkish authorities must immediately release freelance journalist Tuğba Tekerek and stop jailing, detaining and intimidating reporters for simply doing their jobs, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Police in Istanbul took Tekerek into custody late on September 13 during a sweeping crackdown against the LGBTQ+ community, which saw dozens of activists...
Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من أخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Turkish Journalists Union (TGS), BirGün reporter Sarya Toprak and ARD TV reporter Şener Azak. This is Cedarnews. للاطلاع على مزيد من الأخبار العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.
Journalist Tuğba Tekerek was reportedly detained as part of operations targeting LGBT+ associations and human rights advocates in 15 provinces. Tekerek, who was detained for a news report she wrote about the LGBT+ movement in Georgia, was taken to Ankara Courthouse to give a statement.
Journalist Tuğba Tekerek, who was detained in the LGBT+ operations organized under the name "My Family is Safe," sent a note through her lawyer. In her statement, Tekerek said, "I only did journalism."
The Contemporary Journalists Association (ÇGD) reacted to the detention of BirGün newspaper reporter Sarya Toprak and ARD TV reporter Şener Azak while they were covering a news story in Çağlayan, and to the detention of journalist Tuğba Tekerek due to a news story published in KAOS GL.
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