
AI-generated summary
According to the statement made by the Freedom of Expression Association's EngelWeb project, the Istanbul 7th Criminal Judgeship of Peace, with its decision dated September 12, 2026 and numbered 2026/9559, blocked access to KaosGL Association's 'kaosgldernegi.org' and Velvele's 'velvele.net' domain websites and social media accounts belonging to LGBTI+ organizations.
According to the statement made by the EngelWeb project of the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD); Access to KaosGL Association's "kaosgldernegi.org" and Velvele's "velvele.net" domain websites and the social media accounts of many LGBTI+ organizations were blocked by the decision of the Istanbul 7th Criminal Judgeship of Peace dated 12 September 2026 and numbered 2026/9559.
Among the blocked accounts were the social media accounts of lawyer and human rights defender Levent Pişkin, actor and trans rights activist Seyhan Arman, theater actress and LGBTI+ activist Zeynep Esmeray Özadikti, journalist and KaosGL Editor-in-Chief Yıldız Tar, and youth and LGBTI+ rights advocate Enes Hocaoğulları.
14 X ACCOUNT MADE INVISIBLE FROM TURKEY
Within the scope of the decision, 14
THE DECISION ON 11 INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED YET
An access ban decision was also made for the Instagram accounts of Seyhan Arman, SPoD, Pink Life Association, Boğaziçi University LGBTİA+ Club, 17 May Association, Yıldız Tar, Hacettepe Queer Studies, Enes Hocaoğulları, HEVİ LGBTI+ Association, Bilkent University Official LGBTIQA+ Student Community and IU Radar.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Legal challenges will be launched for blocked websites and social media accounts.
Likely · Within weeks
International human rights organizations will express concern about this decision and make recommendations to Türkiye.
Very likely · Within days

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