Turkey reportedly arrested some 160 people and blocked 180 social media accounts in a sweeping crackdown on LGBT rights ...

Police targeted gay bars and LGBTQ and HIV organizations across 15 provinces in a crackdown justified as protecting "family values." ...

Turkish police released more than 100 protesters who had been detained a day earlier for demonstrating against a major ...

Turkey’s LGBTQ community has faced increasing pressure since the government declared 2026 the beginning of its “Decade of the ...

"It is state-led discrimination, politics of fear and the ​dismantling of civil society," the Turkish Human ⁠Rights ...

Turkish authorities on Sunday launched raids on gay bars, nightclubs, LGBTQ association offices and activists' homes in a ...

Turkish authorities have raided the offices of LGBT organizations and places frequented by the community. Diplomats and rights advocates are condemning Turkey’s crackdown on LGBT organizations and ...

Without evidence, the Turkish government claims the crackdowns are about “keeping families safe.” ...

Turkey’s prime minister has ordered crackdowns on Istanbul’s LGBTQ+ communities, and there have been widespread raids and ...

ISTANBUL — Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in ...

A judicial decision to block websites and accounts of LGBTQ organizations, coinciding with raids and arrests of activists in ...

Turkish police fired tear gas at pro-LGBTQ demonstrators in the western city of Izmir on Monday, as activists protested a ...