Latest in the series T24 access-block appeal still undecided after five days
More than 450 civil society organizations from over 65 countries condemned the 'Ailem Güvende' operation and demanded the release of those detained.
Call to Türkiye from 65 countries: stop criminalizing the LGBTI+ movement
This story is from 22 September 2026.
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T24 Access Block News Series
Where it began Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office: Access blocked to 419 social media accounts
- T24 access-block appeal still undecided after five days The appeal by T24, blocked on 30 September by the Istanbul 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace, has gone undecided for five days. The outlet had applied to the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on 1 October.
- Access block on T24 draws wide coverage in foreign press The Istanbul 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace blocked access to T24's website and social media accounts on grounds of "LGBT propaganda." The decision received wide coverage in the foreign press, including Reuters and Frankfurter Allgemeine.
- Turkish court blocks access to T24 over 118 items The Istanbul 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace ordered access to the T24 news site's website and social media accounts to be blocked. The ruling cited the allegation that the site produced 118 items of LGBT propaganda in one year.
- Europe reacts to 'My Family Is Safe' operations: Our families are not safe Seventy cultural workers living in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein issued a joint statement against the 'My Family Is Safe' operations targeting LGBTI+ people in Türkiye. 'Our families are not safe,' they said.
- Call to Türkiye from 65 countries: stop criminalizing the LGBTI+ movement More than 450 civil society organizations from over 65 countries condemned the 'Ailem Güvende' operation and demanded the release of those detained.
