Access Restrictions and Media Operations Target the Public's Right to Information

Access restrictions legitimized through rhetoric such as keeping my family safe, national security, and protecting children, alongside operations targeting rights organizations and press bans, are implemented to prevent the public from reaching the facts.

Rights Violations Justified by Security

Rhetoric such as protecting the family, ensuring national security, and protecting children has been frequently voiced by the government recently.

Legal changes and operations targeting rights organizations are being attempted to be legitimized under the shadow of these pretexts.

Practices Within the Scope of the Family and Population Decade

Following the declaration of 2025 as the year of the family, various steps were taken within the scope of the 2026-2035 family and population decade vision.

Within the framework of the 'My family is safe' operations implemented last month, operations were carried out targeting LGBTI and HIV associations.

Obstacles Targeting Press and Media Organizations

Hundreds of social media accounts and publication outlets, such as Evrensel newspaper and the T24 news website, were blocked from access.

During the process of the NATO summit held in Ankara, similar wave operations also took place, and numerous journalists were detained.

Appointment of Trustees to Halk TV and Silencing Policies

On the morning of the day İmamoğlu's defense was set to begin, an operation was conducted against Halk TV, a trustee was appointed to the channel, and its broadcast was halted.

It is recalled that a similar practice was carried out for TELE1 last year.