Istanbul Pride is the city’s annual LGBT rights march, started in 2003, now a focal point for Turkish queer activism amid raids and government crackdowns under family-protection rhetoric.
Turkish police have carried out coordinated raids in at least 12–15 provinces, targeting LGBTQ organisations, bars and activists in cities including Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. Justice Minister Akin Gurlek has said prosecutors have opened cases against 162 suspects, nine associations and 13 businesses under a "My Family is Safe" operation tied to President Erdogan's "Decade of the Family." Rights groups say about 50 people have been detained and several websites and social accounts have been blocked.
Turkish authorities have carried out nationwide raids on LGBTQ+ and HIV‑advocacy groups under an operation called "My Family is Safe," detaining at least dozens of people, shuttering or blocking websites and seizing material from offices, officials and rights groups say. European bodies and international NGOs have criticised the crackdown.