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In the largest crackdown in years, Turkish authorities raided LGBT rights organizations and arrested activists in major cities on September 12-14. 🧵⤵️ apnews.com/article/turk...

The arrests are allegedly for offenses such as “obscenity,” prostitution, and drug use, effectively conflating defense of LGBT rights with criminal conduct—all under the pretext of a government campaign to “protect families.”

In fact the arrests have nothing to do with making families safer. Instead, they weaponize the rhetoric of “family values” to pursue discrimination, stigma, and state repression.

Authorities have blocked or restricted access to the social media accounts and websites of dozens of LGBT, media and rights organizations. This operation marks a dramatic escalation in Türkiye's campaign against LGBT people and civil society.