The government operation dubbed “My Family Is Safe,” targeting LGBTİ+ associations, activists, student clubs, entertainment venues and gay bars, as well as content creators, began late on the night of September 12 and is still ongoing.
Operations have been carried out against LGBTİ+ associations and activists in 15 cities, primarily Ankara, Mersin, Kuşadası, Istanbul, and İzmir. Some of the associations targeted include:
Kaos GL
Muamma LGBTİ+ Association
Mersin 7 Renk LGBTİ+ Solidarity Association
SPoD
HEVİ LGBTİ+ Association
Some of the websites that have been blocked include:
The websites of Kaos GL Association, 17 Mayıs Association, Pembe Hayat Association, SPoD, Genç LGBTİ+ Association, Lambdaistanbul, and Muamma LGBTİ+ Association
ÜniKuir and Velvele
The following X (formerly Twitter) accounts have also reportedly been blocked:
Levent Pişkin
Seyhan Arman
Zeynep Esmeray Özadikti
Yasemin Öz
Boğaziçi University LGBTİA+ Studies Club
The Association for Sexual Education Treatment and Research
Özgür Renkler Association
Queer Adana
The official Bilkent University LGBTQIA+ student community
Velvele
İnter Dayanışma
The Association for Combating Sexual Violence
İzmir LGBTİ+ Pride Week
In Istanbul, police also raided numerous entertainment venues frequented by LGBTİ+ people.
The number of people detained in the operation has reportedly reached 162 so far. This number is expected to rise.
More to come
