Campaign 'We Want Freedom' launched against LGBTI+ operations

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1. 23 Sept 2026 Campaign 'We Want Freedom' launched against LGBTI+ operations LGBTI+ rights advocates established the 'We Want Freedom' campaign group following the 'My Family is Safe' operations. It was announced that 82 people were arrested in the operations.
2. 22 Sept 2026 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.
3. 21 Sept 2026 TTB Public Health Branch reacts to 'My Family is Safe' operations The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Public Health Branch stated it finds it concerning that LGBTI+ organizations and non-governmental organizations working in the field of HIV are targeted in the 'My Family is Safe' investigations.
4. 20 Sept 2026 Seven European countries issue statement regarding "My Family is Safe" operations France, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Denmark, and the Netherlands expressed concern in a joint statement over the "My Family is Safe" operations targeting LGBTI+ individuals and organizations in Türkiye since September 12. Italy did not participate; Prime Minister Meloni reportedly instructed not to sign.
5. 19 Sept 2026 Turkish Psychiatric Association: Access block requested on our X account The association announced that, as part of the "Ailem Güvende" investigation, a request was first made to block access to CETAD's X account and then to its own. The association, which has 7,138 members, said that restricting access to scientific health information poses a risk to public health.
6. 18 Sept 2026 Academics react to "My Family Is Safe" operations with joint letter About 1,250 academics, including signatories Judith Butler and Slavoj Žižek, called for the release of LGBTI+ rights advocates and the removal of access blocks. DEM Party MP Sevilay Çelenk raised the issue at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's Equality Committee.
7. 18 Sept 2026 EU says it is following detentions in "My Family Is Safe" operations with concern In operations spanning 15 provinces, legal proceedings were reportedly launched against 162 suspects, 9 associations and 13 businesses. The EU said it was following the detentions and access blocks "with concern," had "noted" reports that most detainees were released, and reiterated its call for anti-discrimination recommendations to be implemented.
8. 16 Sept 2026 Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office: Access blocked to 419 social media accounts The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office blocked access to 419 social media accounts and one link over allegedly obscene content. According to the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD), the blocked accounts include journalists İrfan Değirmenci and Şirin Payzın as well as some women's organizations.