Turkey: Judicial harassment of journalists intensifies amid crackdown on LGBTI+ community
September 17, 2026
September 17, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 17 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news:
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Turkey: Judicial harassment of journalists intensifies amid crackdown on LGBTI+ community
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On 13 September, journalist Tugba Tekerek was detained and transferred to Ankara over an article she had published in 2024 concerning the LGBTI+ movement in Georgia. Her detention is part of a wave of raids and arrests carried out by the Turkish authori . . .
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Turkey: Judicial harassment of journalists intensifies amid crackdown on LGBTI+ community
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On 13 September, journalist Tugba Tekerek was detained and transferred to Ankara over an article she had published in 2024 concerning the LGBTI+ movement in Georgia. Her detention is part of a wave of raids and arrests carried out by the Turkish authori . . .