Turkey LGBTQ Crackdown Explodes as 47 Detained in Sweeping Raids on Gay Bars and Activists
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBTQ Politics Asia ISTANBUL, TURKEY — (September 13, 2026) — Turkish authorities have detained at least 47 people in a sweeping series of raids targeting LGBTQ organizations, activists and other locations as the government intensifies a campaign it says is designed to protect traditional family values. The weekend [...]
