Solidarity visit from Özgür Özel to T24

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel visited the Ankara Office of T24, which had an access ban decision.

Özel's visit took place after the decision to block access to T24's website and social media accounts.

Özel previously criticized the decision while answering journalists' questions in the Turkish Grand National Assembly and stated that he would pay a solidarity visit to T24.

WHAT HAPPENED?

An access ban was requested for T24's website and social media accounts within the scope of the "My Family is Safe" investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. The prosecutor's office claimed that 118 contents published by T24 in the last year were in the nature of "LGBT propaganda".

With the decision made by the Istanbul 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace, access to T24's website and social media accounts was blocked, and the decision was sent to the Cyber ​​Security Directorate for implementation. It was reported that the decision was taken on September 29, and access to T24 was blocked on September 30, 2026.

In the court decision cited by T24, it was claimed that the contents in question were "intended to weaken the Turkish family structure" and could negatively affect the development processes of young people regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. It was stated that the decision was based on the grounds of "prevention of crime and protection of public order" within the scope of Article 8/A of Law No. 5651. These are the evaluations included in the court decision, and T24 objected to these characterizations.