25 days ago
Türkiye’s crackdown on LGBTI groups and activists is part of an escalating rights crisis
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. Amnesty International is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 22 Sept 2026, 11:13 UTC. The headline in use is “Türkiye’s crackdown on LGBTI groups and activists is part of an escalating rights crisis”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
On 13 September, I woke in southwest Türkiye to news of a large-scale operation targeting LGBTI organizations and human rights defenders across the country. Since then, police have arrested at least 116 people across 15 provinces following raids on homes, venues and the offices of LGBTI rights organizations.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Amnesty International
Türkiye’s crackdown on LGBTI groups and activists is part of an escalating rights crisis
Reported by 1 outlet
- Amnesty