Nine trans women arrested in Ankara-led police operations!

LGBTI+ associations condemned the arrests: “On what concrete grounds are trans people’s existence, bodies or social media posts being portrayed as a threat to the family, children and public order?”

Joint call from 107 organizations: “Release LGBTI+ people who have been imprisoned for more than a month!”

107 organizations and groups signed a joint statement published by the Side by Side for Equality Platform, calling for the immediate release of imprisoned LGBTI+ people.

Closure order for independent online newspaper T24’s website and social media accounts: reason cited as “LGBT propaganda”

T24, an independent online newspaper in Türkiye, faces closure over 118 articles characterized by prosecutors as “LGBT propaganda.”

“We Want Freedom” campaign launched against repression targeting LGBTI+ people

Following the “My Family Is Safe” operations, LGBTI+ rights defenders launched the “We Want Freedom” campaign. The campaign called for solidarity to demand the release of those imprisoned and an end to repression and censorship.

Pozitif Alan: HIV status cannot be grounds for isolation

The statement called for uninterrupted access to medication and treatment for those imprisoned.

Police operations in seven provinces coordinated from Ankara: 45 people detained, most of them trans women

The We Want Freedom Campaign responded to the operations with a call to “Stop inventing crimes,” condemning the targeting of trans women on grounds of “gender-neutralization, public morality and obscenity.”

Kaos GL lawyers: “Baseless allegations and political operations cannot intimidate us; release the imprisoned Kaos GL members immediately!”

At a press conference held at the Human Rights Association (İHD), Kaos GL lawyers spoke about the situation of imprisoned Kaos GL members.

Judith Butler webinar now on YouTube!

The recording of the webinar titled “The First Month of the Crackdown on LGBTI+ Rights in Türkiye” is now available on YouTube. Judith Butler and Yıldız Tar discussed the “My Family Is Safe” operations and the importance of solidarity with LGBTI+ human rights defenders.

“Protecting the family” is once again the budget’s top priority: Limited funding for women, youth and human rights!

While the allocation for human rights remains at 1.3 billion Turkish lira in the 2027 draft budget, funding earmarked for “women’s empowerment” and “youth” also falls behind the approximately 30 billion lira allocated to “protecting and strengthening the family.”

Judith Butler: “No one who attacks LGBTI+ families can claim to be defending the family”

Speaking alongside Yıldız Tar one month after the launch of the “My Family Is Safe” operations, Judith Butler condemned the criminalization of LGBTI+ people: “Whoever stands by your side is your family.”

Special webinar with Judith Butler: first month of crackdown on LGBTI+ rights in Turkey

Judith Butler and Yıldız Tar will discuss the crackdown on LGBTI+ people in Türkiye and ways to build international solidarity against it in a special webinar marking the first month of the “My Family Is Safe” operations.

Letter from Nedime Erdoğan, imprisoned in the “My Family is Safe” operation

Nedime Erdoğan, a Kaos GL Board member and mother of an LGBTI+ child, who was imprisoned as part of the “My Family is Safe” operations, sent a letter from prison.

Message from imprisoned Kaos GL Executive Board Member Janset Kalan: “Thank you for all your support and solidarity”

Kaos GL Executive Board member and trans activist Janset Kalan, who was imprisoned as part of the “My Family is Safe” operations, sent a message to the international trans community from Sincan Prison.

Our friends in Sincan Prison are being subjected to torture, ill-treatment, and solitary confinement!

In Sincan Prison, some of our friends were subjected to the torture of a strip examination; they faced direct insults, humiliation, and threats due to their sexual orientation and gender identities.

Access blocking sought for 107 more accounts in “My Family Is Safe” operation

As part of the “My Family Is Safe” operation, authorities requested access blocking for 107 internet addresses and social media accounts, including the X account of the Kaos GL Association and accounts belonging to international LGBTI+ organizations, on grounds of “obscenity.”