As part of the "My Family is Safe" operation targeting LGBTI+ individuals, a large number of LGBTI+ association executives were detained in police raids on September 13. Searches were also conducted at association offices, and digital materials were seized. Access to hundreds of social media accounts was also blocked as part of the same operation.
The following statements were included in the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announcement:
"As a result of the work carried out by the Istanbul Police Department's Cyber Crimes Investigation Branch under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Informatics Crimes Investigation Bureau; in order to protect the family, our children, and our youth from all forms of abuse, access has been blocked to 419 social media accounts and links determined to contain obscene content on social media platforms."
Within the scope of the operations carried out in 15 provinces across Turkey targeting LGBTI+ rights organizations and activists, a large number of social media accounts were blocked, including the X accounts of journalist Şirin Payzın, journalist İrfan Değirmenci, soL Haber, the Women's Coalition, and the Federation of Women Associations of Turkey.
News Source: 12punto
