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Turkish police have detained more than 250 people since September 13 in raids on LGBTQ+ organizations, clubs, and homes under an operation the government calls 'My Family Is Safe.' Here's what's happening and why it matters.
Three days after nationwide raids, a Turkish court began sending people to pre-trial detention. Outside the Çağlayan courthouse in Istanbul, police moved on the crowd that had gathered to wait for them.
Police moved simultaneously at around 1am on Sunday in Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Aydın and Mersin. The justice minister says 162 people are under investigation in an operation the state has named 'My Family Is Safe.'
The Russian LGBT Network, founded in 2006 and best known for rescuing gay men from Chechnya's purges, is dissolving after a court branded it an extremist organization — one of nine such rulings against LGBTQ+ groups this year alone.
Two of the most established LGBTQ+ organizations still operating inside Russia were declared extremist on April 23, 2026 — a move that effectively criminalizes nearly two decades of community work and sexual health outreach.
The board members of Genç LGBTİ+, a youth rights organization in İzmir, face up to three years in prison for posting illustrations during online Pride events. The first hearing was held on April 8.
