Nalin Öztekin
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Jailed LGBTI+ rights advocate Selin Berghan: ‘The LGBTI+ movement understands children’s rights the best’ (opens the original)
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LGBTI+ organizations, rights advocates, activists and venues where LGBTI+s gather have faced investigations, detentions and arrests since the launch of operations dubbed “My Family Is Safe” on Sep 12. Among those jailed in the Ankara investigation was Selin Berghan, a sociologist, writer and member of the Kaos GL Association's supervisory board. Berghan's master’s thesis was published by Metis Publishing in 2007 under the title “Lubunya: Transsexual Identity and the Body.” She has held various p
Jailed parent activist for LGBTI+ rights: Family is not built on blood ties alone (opens the original)
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In operations launched on Sep 12 under the name 'Family is Safe', LGBTI+ organizations, rights defenders, activists, and venues where LGBTI+s gather became the targets raids. Eighty-two people, including LGBTI+ rights advocates, were formally arrested after operations across 15 provinces. Among those was Nedime Erdoğan, a board member of the Kaos GL Association and founder of the Rainbow Families Association (GALADER). Erdoğan, who has worked for years to strengthen the ties between LGBTI+s and
How was a 15-year-old able to bring a rifle to school? (opens the original)
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Three students remain in intensive care after a shooting near İnci Üzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu, Manisa, that injured 11 students on Sep 22. Ten people detained after the shooting, including the 15-year-old suspect, their parents and grandparents. Family members are being held responsible over the child’s access to the firearm. Three other minors are also in custody. Gülizar Biçer Karaca, an MP for the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), shared with bi
'This operation declares that the Turkish state considers LGBTI+s criminals for simply existing' (opens the original)
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LGBTI+ associations, activists, rights defenders and venues frequented by the queer community were targeted yesterday in operations dubbed as “My Family Is Safe” throughout several provinces accross Turkey. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said legal action had been taken against 162 people, nine associations and 13 businesses. He linked the operations to the “2026-2035 Decade of Family and Population” and Presidential Circular No. 2026/4. The investigations have involved allegations of “obscenity,”
4-year-old Êzidî child with epilepsy held in İzmir removal center (opens the original)
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An Êzidî (Yazidi) family attempting to leave Turkey so that their 4-year-old son Alveer, who has severe epilepsy, could receive treatment was detained in İzmir over allegations that their travel documents were forged. While the father was later formally arrested, the mother and her two children were placed in a removal center. Araz Rasho Qoto was arrested on charges of "forgery of an official document" under an Aug 1 ruling by the İzmir 1st Penal Judgeship of Peace and sent to the Aliağa Şakran
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