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The following is a '''list of victims of anti-LGBT hate crimes in Turkey'''. For decades, there have been reports of murders and crimes targeted towards [[LGBT]] ([[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]] and [[transgender]]) people in Turkey.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In general,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> [[homophobia]] is considered to be common across the country.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> As a result, numerous homicide victims are LGBT people who get murdered due to [[hate crimes]].
== Notable cases covered in the media ==
Between 2002 and 2013, at least 69 [[transgender]], [[transvestite]] and [[transsexual]] people were murdered in Turkey due to [[hate crimes]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Çetin Çalık ===
Çetin Çalık, a 28-year-old engineer who lives in [[Beşiktaş]] apart from his family, was tortured and stabbed to death several times after coming to the house from a [[gay bar]] with a gay partner.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Petro Melikşahoğlu ===
29-year-old [[transvestite]] Petro Melikşahoğlu was attacked in [[Harbiye, Şişli]], by a group of men from [[Eskişehir]] on 16 February 2001, who attempted to force him into [[sexual intercourse]], but upon his refusal Melikşahoğlu was killed and extorted. The murderers were later arrested.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Ekrem Yılmaz ===
Ekrem Yılmaz, a 49-year-old retired worker, was killed on 27 August 1999 by young men he had an affair with at home, but his murderers were never found.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Ahmet Yıldız ===
Yıldız was killed by his father in [[Üsküdar]], Istanbul, on 15 July 2008 while he was running away. 'da 15 Temmuz 2008 tarihinde babası tarafından kaçarken öldürülmüştür. His murder is the first known case of [[honor killing]] of gay people in Turkey.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Engin Temel ===
Engin Temel, a 24-year-old gay worker in Love Point, a [[gay bar]] in Istanbul, was killed on 8 December 2008 outside his house in [[Şişli]]. Following the murder, 467 people were questioned, including a number of businessmen, but the case was not solved.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Roşin Ç ===
In July 2012, 17-year-old Kurdish Roşin Çiçek from [[Kayapınar]], who had tried to run away from home because he was subjected to domestic violence as he was a homosexual, was later killed by his father and uncles and his body was thrown on the roadside.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The fathers and uncles who committed the murder confessed to their crimes. During the hearing of the case, [[Republican People's Party (Turkey)|Republican People's Party]] MP [[Mahmut Tanal]], Ceren Women's Association and many [[List of LGBT rights organizations#Turkey|LGBT associations]] demanded to intervene in the case.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The court sentenced Çiçek's father to aggravated life imprisonment and his uncles to life imprisonment.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Ferhat İlken ===
On November 20, 2013 in [[İskenderun]], Hatay, 27-year-old Ferhat İlken was handcuffed, his feet were tied, his head was sacked and smashed and he was eventually strangled. 3 Syrian suspects were arrested and released after investigations by the police.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Zechariah Ghirep, one of the three Syrian citizens, confessed to the murder and was arrested again a month after the murder.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Çağla Joker ===
25-year-old [[trans women]] Çağla Joker and Nalan were attacked by two people in their house in Beyoğlu on 21 April 2014. Çağla Joker was killed at the scene.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> [[Life imprisonment]] for the defendant, who was tried for the deliberate murder of Çağla Joker, was reduced to 10 years due to "unjust provocation" and his "good conduct" as the defendant was under the age of 18.<ref name="Diken011015">[https://ift.tt/1P7VPMB "Çağla Joker’in katil zanlısına yaş indiriminden sonra bir de ‘haksız tahrik’ indirimi"]. ''[[Diken (newspaper)|Diken]]''. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.</ref> The defendant, in his testimony in court, stated: "We met two people who we thought were women. We bargained. He said he was a man. I wanted the money back. He said he would not give the money back and rained heavy curses on us".<ref name="Diken011015"/>
== References ==
[[Category:LGBT in Turkey]]
[[Category:Violence against LGBT people]]
[[Category:Victims of anti-LGBT hate crimes]]
The following is a '''list of victims of anti-LGBT hate crimes in Turkey'''. For decades, there have been reports of murders and crimes targeted towards [[LGBT]] ([[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]] and [[transgender]]) people in Turkey.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In general,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> [[homophobia]] is considered to be common across the country.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> As a result, numerous homicide victims are LGBT people who get murdered due to [[hate crimes]].
== Notable cases covered in the media ==
Between 2002 and 2013, at least 69 [[transgender]], [[transvestite]] and [[transsexual]] people were murdered in Turkey due to [[hate crimes]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Çetin Çalık ===
Çetin Çalık, a 28-year-old engineer who lives in [[Beşiktaş]] apart from his family, was tortured and stabbed to death several times after coming to the house from a [[gay bar]] with a gay partner.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Petro Melikşahoğlu ===
29-year-old [[transvestite]] Petro Melikşahoğlu was attacked in [[Harbiye, Şişli]], by a group of men from [[Eskişehir]] on 16 February 2001, who attempted to force him into [[sexual intercourse]], but upon his refusal Melikşahoğlu was killed and extorted. The murderers were later arrested.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Ekrem Yılmaz ===
Ekrem Yılmaz, a 49-year-old retired worker, was killed on 27 August 1999 by young men he had an affair with at home, but his murderers were never found.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Ahmet Yıldız ===
Yıldız was killed by his father in [[Üsküdar]], Istanbul, on 15 July 2008 while he was running away. 'da 15 Temmuz 2008 tarihinde babası tarafından kaçarken öldürülmüştür. His murder is the first known case of [[honor killing]] of gay people in Turkey.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Engin Temel ===
Engin Temel, a 24-year-old gay worker in Love Point, a [[gay bar]] in Istanbul, was killed on 8 December 2008 outside his house in [[Şişli]]. Following the murder, 467 people were questioned, including a number of businessmen, but the case was not solved.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Roşin Ç ===
In July 2012, 17-year-old Kurdish Roşin Çiçek from [[Kayapınar]], who had tried to run away from home because he was subjected to domestic violence as he was a homosexual, was later killed by his father and uncles and his body was thrown on the roadside.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The fathers and uncles who committed the murder confessed to their crimes. During the hearing of the case, [[Republican People's Party (Turkey)|Republican People's Party]] MP [[Mahmut Tanal]], Ceren Women's Association and many [[List of LGBT rights organizations#Turkey|LGBT associations]] demanded to intervene in the case.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The court sentenced Çiçek's father to aggravated life imprisonment and his uncles to life imprisonment.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Ferhat İlken ===
On November 20, 2013 in [[İskenderun]], Hatay, 27-year-old Ferhat İlken was handcuffed, his feet were tied, his head was sacked and smashed and he was eventually strangled. 3 Syrian suspects were arrested and released after investigations by the police.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Zechariah Ghirep, one of the three Syrian citizens, confessed to the murder and was arrested again a month after the murder.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
=== Çağla Joker ===
25-year-old [[trans women]] Çağla Joker and Nalan were attacked by two people in their house in Beyoğlu on 21 April 2014. Çağla Joker was killed at the scene.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> [[Life imprisonment]] for the defendant, who was tried for the deliberate murder of Çağla Joker, was reduced to 10 years due to "unjust provocation" and his "good conduct" as the defendant was under the age of 18.<ref name="Diken011015">[https://ift.tt/1P7VPMB "Çağla Joker’in katil zanlısına yaş indiriminden sonra bir de ‘haksız tahrik’ indirimi"]. ''[[Diken (newspaper)|Diken]]''. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.</ref> The defendant, in his testimony in court, stated: "We met two people who we thought were women. We bargained. He said he was a man. I wanted the money back. He said he would not give the money back and rained heavy curses on us".<ref name="Diken011015"/>
== References ==
[[Category:LGBT in Turkey]]
[[Category:Violence against LGBT people]]
[[Category:Victims of anti-LGBT hate crimes]]
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