Türkiye: Absurd charges against board of LGBTI+ organization must be dropped

By Amnesty International

The prosecution of Amnesty International Türkiye’s former Chair Kerem Dikmen and ten other members of the executive and supervisory boards of Genç LGBTI+ (Young LGBTI+) Association, is part of an orchestrated strategy of harassment of LGBTI+ organizations and their supporters, Amnesty International said ahead of a hearing which starts tomorrow. In December, a court ruled to dissolve the Izmir-based Genç LGBTI+ Association on the grounds of ‘obscenity’ for five illustrations posted on their social media accounts between 2019 and 2022, based on an audit report in 2024. In October 2025, a related criminal…

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Türkiye: Absurd charges against board of LGBTI+ organization must be dropped

Türkiye: Absurd charges against board of LGBTI+ organization must be dropped