Case nr. Time of incident Date of incident Place of incident 37 night: 9 pm to 5 am 23.08.2014 Istanbul, Turkey The victim is attacked by 6 people. Three of the perpetrators are trans sex workers. The victim is assaulted and threatened by the perpetrators. Serious bodily harm (physical violence), Threats and/or psychological violence Gender identity/Gender expression Location, History of previous bias crimes, Degree of violence Members of the same Media, LGBTIQ community do not want the group victim to work on the same street out of both economic and personal hatred. In one of the social media messages victim wrote, she expresses that she was continuously targeted by the perpetrators because they hate her since she reject to obey what they said. Especially the ones who were not trans within the group of perpetrators act as they want to get rid of her. 38 night: 9 pm to 5 am 09.10.2014 Istanbul, Turkey Two trans sex workers working in Topkapi are attacked with petrol bomb by black veiled and unknown people. The victims take refuge in a hotel and they are in good health. Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location The attackers are most possibly a gang and they are targeting a trans sex worker at a location where trans people do sex work. 39 night: 9 pm to 5 am 13.10.2014 Istanbul, Turkey Taxi drivers working in Taksim attack two trans women. Assault Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status 40 night: 9 pm to 5 am 05.11.2014 Ankara, Turkey The victim is subject to violence and her arm and leg are broken. Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Language used (written, gestures, graffiti), Degree of violence Difference between suspect and victim, Language used (written, gestures, graffiti) 41 night: 9 pm to 5 am 11.11.2014 Diyarbakir, The victim is attacked with a knife by her Turkey former client who is drunk as well as drug addict. Her arm is injured. Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Degree of violence, Victim perception 42 night: 9 pm to 5 am 18.11.2014 Istanbul, Turkey Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Organized hate groups, History of previous bias crimes, Degree of violence, Victim perception The victim is a trans sex workers Victim and she was attacked in her house, where she is accepting her clients by a former client. The victim believes that even though he was drunk he was motivated by hatred as she felt so according to his behaviors and looking at her. She said he was totally angry with her when she refused to enter a sexual intercourse with him because he was drunk. He shouted at her. The victim believes that this Victim gang attacked her because she was a trans sex worker. The level of violence is high and previously she was attacked on the same street while doing sex work. Description of incident Trans sex workers are attacked by 8-10 people whose identity is unknown. The victim is stabbed in her arm. She gets on a taxi. However, taxi driver tries to make her get out of the taxi. Type of incident Basis for bias Bias indicator 10 Clarification of bias indicator Source of Type of perpetrator information Description of perpetrator Response of local authorities Impact of the incident Private individual, Living in same community The perpetrators are sex workers. The victim and the perpetrators work in the same street. No information available. No information available. Media Gang, Unknown A group of men who had masks. No information available. No information available. Taxi drivers use a transphobic language and they attack them while on the street which is around a sex worker venue Media Private individual Taxi drivers No information available. No information available. The perpetrator used a transphobic language. Media Private individual No information available. No information available. No information available. Client of sex worker A young former client of the victim. No information available. No information available. Organised hate group A group of men No information available. No information available.