16 September – 6 October 2026 Updated
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.
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.
+2: Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomi Manşet 
+3: Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Muhalif +4: Tele2 Haber, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Muhalif 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.
+11: Milliyet, Yeni Şafak, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Akit, Takvim, Star, DHA, Yeni Asır, Hürriyet, Haber7 and A Haber +12: Sabah, Milliyet, Yeni Şafak, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Akit, Takvim, Star, DHA, Yeni Asır, Hürriyet, Haber7 and A Haber 
+8: Bianet, Kısa Dalga, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Ekonomim, Serbestiyet, Dünya, Diken and Havadis +9: Agos, Bianet, Kısa Dalga, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Ekonomim, Serbestiyet, Dünya, Diken and Havadis 
+8: Muhalif, Cumhuriyet, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Nefes, Evrensel, BirGün and Yenidüzen +9: Sözcü, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Nefes, Evrensel, BirGün and Yenidüzen 
+2: DW Türkçe and Euronews Türkçe 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.
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.
More than 450 civil society organizations from over 65 countries condemned the 'Ailem Güvende' operation and demanded the release of those detained.
In the Ailem Güvende operation, seven members of Kaos GL's leadership were arrested. GALADER called for the release of member Nedime Erdoğan; Dirim said anxiety among families had increased.
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.
France, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Denmark and the Netherlands expressed concern in a joint statement about the 'Ailem Güvende' operations against LGBTI+ individuals and organisations in Türkiye since September 12. Italy did not take part; it was reported that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni instructed not to sign.
+2: Halk TV and Oda TV +3: Yeniçağ, Halk TV and Oda TV 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.
+2: Evrensel and Cumhuriyet +3: BirGün, Evrensel and Cumhuriyet 
According to BirGün, hundreds of people gathered outside the Turkish Embassy in Berlin to protest operations in Türkiye, called "Ailem Güvende" ("My Family Is Safe"), that began on September 12. Speakers said, "Neither being LGBTİ+ nor organizing is a crime."
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.
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.
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced it had blocked access to 419 accounts and one link.
+2: Sabah and NTV +3: A Haber, Sabah and NTV 
+2: DW Türkçe and The Guardian +3: Euronews Türkçe, DW Türkçe and The Guardian 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.
+2: Yeni Şafak and NTV +3: Habertürk, Yeni Şafak and NTV +4: Dünya, Ekonomim, Bianet and Serbestiyet +5: Karar, Dünya, Ekonomim, Bianet and Serbestiyet +2: DW Türkçe and Independent Türkçe 
