- summary
- Two dissolution lawsuits were filed against the Tarlabaşı Community Center in 2022, citing the organization's work with LGBTI+ communities and its 'terrorism-related education' as grounds for closure. The organization had previously faced a closure lawsuit filed in 2021 (which continued active). By 2022-2023, the center was managing three simultaneous dissolution cases — each requiring legal representation, documentation, and court appearances. Twelve hearings were held in 2022-2023 alone. One lawsuit was ultimately dismissed in 2024. The community center continued operations throughout the proceedings but with significantly constrained capacity due to legal burden.
- country
- Turkey
- date text
- 01/03/2022
- entities
- Public Prosecutors
- entity type
- Judiciary
- id
- 1135
- name
- Public Prosecutors
- role
- actor
- Tarlabasi Community Center (Insan Haklari ve Dayanisma Dernegi / IHD Tarlabasi)
- entity type
- CSO
- id
- 1136
- name
- Tarlabasi Community Center (Insan Haklari ve Dayanisma Dernegi / IHD Tarlabasi)
- role
- target
- Public Prosecutors
- sources
- citation
- TUSEV CSO Monitoring Matrix Turkey 2022-2023; court records
- tactics
- Dismantlement through Professional Destruction
- label
- Dismantlement through Professional Destruction
- code
- TC-47
- needs review
- false
- role
- primary
- CSO Legitimacy and Mandate Attack
- label
- CSO Legitimacy and Mandate Attack
- code
- TC-40
- needs review
- false
- role
- secondary
- Dismantlement through Professional Destruction
- narratives
- Foreign Mercenary / Identity Threat
- label
- Foreign Mercenary / Identity Threat
- code
- NF-11
- needs review
- false
- role
- primary
- Destabilization Agent
- label
- Destabilization Agent
- code
- NF-06
- needs review
- false
- role
- secondary
- Foreign Mercenary / Identity Threat
- campaign ids
- campaign phase
- Phase 3: Enforcement Intensification
- channels
- Courts
- Prosecution
- civic response
- Bar association support; civil society solidarity; international LGBTI+ rights organizations documented case; organization continued operations; one lawsuit dismissed 2024
- consequence category
- Organisational Dissolution Threat; Judicial Harassment; Multiple Simultaneous Proceedings
- created at
- 2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00
- date precision
- day
- escalation
- 4
- harm track
- Track 1 — Organisational Integrity
- id
- TUR-044
- institutional consequence
- Three simultaneous dissolution lawsuits; 12 court hearings 2022-2023; organizational capacity severely constrained by legal proceedings; precedent that LGBTI+ community organizations can be targeted for dissolution on 'terrorism education' grounds
- notes
- Multiple simultaneous dissolution lawsuits as attrition tactic; 'terrorism education' framing for LGBTI+ programming illustrates NF-11 (Foreign Mercenary / Identity Threat) applied to domestic community center
- occurred on
- 2022-03-01
- trigger type
- TR-08: Proactive / Ambient
- updated at
- 2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00
- version
- 1
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