Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office: Access blocked to 419 social media accounts

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TRT Haber: Müstehcen içerik paylaşan 419 sosyal medya hesabına erişim engeli8th to publish37 citations today Anadolu Ajansı: Müstehcen içerikli paylaşım yapan 419 sosyal medya hesabına erişim engeli9th to publish41 citations today Hürriyet: Müstehcen içerikli paylaşım yapan 419 sosyal medya hesabına erişim engeli6th to publish45 citations today Yeni Şafak: Sosyal medyada ahlaksızlığa operasyon: 419 hesaba erişim engeli3rd to publish28 citations today NTV: “Ailem Güvende” operasyonu. 419 sosyal medya hesabına erişim engeli1st to publish20 citations today Diken: Gerekçe müstehcenlik: 419 sosyal medya hesabı ve linke erişim engeli2nd to publish22 citations today +4 Karar · 5th to publishHabertürk · 11th to publishDünya · 4th to publishEkonomim · 10th to publish Sözcü: Müstehcen içerik paylaştıkları gerekçesiyle 419 sosyal medya hesabına erişim engeli7th to publish26 citations today

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• Ailem Güvende operation Events

Story thread 4 updates

1. 19 Sept 2026 Turkish Psychiatric Association: Access block requested on our X account The association announced that, as part of the "Ailem Güvende" investigation, a request was first made to block access to CETAD's X account and then to its own. The association, which has 7,138 members, said that restricting access to scientific health information poses a risk to public health.
2. 18 Sept 2026 Academics react to "My Family Is Safe" operations with joint letter About 1,250 academics, including signatories Judith Butler and Slavoj Žižek, called for the release of LGBTI+ rights advocates and the removal of access blocks. DEM Party MP Sevilay Çelenk raised the issue at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's Equality Committee.
3. 18 Sept 2026 EU says it is following detentions in "My Family Is Safe" operations with concern In operations spanning 15 provinces, legal proceedings were reportedly launched against 162 suspects, 9 associations and 13 businesses. The EU said it was following the detentions and access blocks "with concern," had "noted" reports that most detainees were released, and reiterated its call for anti-discrimination recommendations to be implemented.
4. 16 Sept 2026 Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office: Access blocked to 419 social media accounts The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office blocked access to 419 social media accounts and one link over allegedly obscene content. According to the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD), the blocked accounts include journalists İrfan Değirmenci and Şirin Payzın as well as some women's organizations.