Turkey’s anti-LGBT crackdown expands; activists fight back
From Erasing 76 Crimes · Colin Stewart · 25 September 2026
In U.N. speech, Turkey’s president claims LGBT rights are a threat to families As Turkiye (Turkey) expanded its attacks on the LGBT community, human rights activists countered last week with protests in Istanbul and Izmir, and now an online petition drive. What began with Turkish police raids on Sep...
In U.N. speech, Turkey’s president claims LGBT rights are a threat to families As Turkiye (Turkey) expanded its attacks on the LGBT community, human rights activists countered last week with protests in Istanbul and Izmir, and now an online petition drive. What began with Turkish police raids on Sept. 12 has extended to arrests of…