Turkey: Police Arrested at Least 63 People in Anti-LGBT+ Crackdown

'The very existence of LGBTQI people is seen as obscene', Turkish activist says

Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said. Turkey's LGBTQ community has frequently been targeted by the government, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashing it as a "deviant movement" of "perverts" responsible for the falling birth rate. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with…

EU “Concerned” Over Anti-LGBTQ Arrests By Turkey

Le Monde reports: The EU expressed concern on Monday, September 14, about police raids targeting Turkey’s LGBTQ+ community in which at least 60 people were arrested, urging Ankara to ensure respect for human rights. Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ+ activists in raids that the authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values. “The commission is concerned about the recent arrests and legal proce…

Turkey arrests dozens in “shocking” nationwide raids on LGBTQ+ bars & activists groups

Legal authorities in Istanbul, Turkey, arrested at least 47 people across 12 provinces in government raids on LGBTQ+ bars, activist homes, and associations that took place over the weekend. The government crackdown is part of its ongoing “My Family Is Safe” campaign targeting LGBTQ+ people in the name of protecting family values, even though Turkey doesn’t have laws explicitly banning homosexuality, Reuters reported. The Istanbul chief prosecuto…

Turkey’s LGBTQIA+ 'attacks' escalate with mass arrests and online censorship

Laura Koefoed Authorities in Turkey have launched one of the country’s largest recent crackdowns on the LGBTQIA+ community, raiding queer organisations, homes, […]