Case nr. Time of incident Date of incident Place of incident 12 night: 9 pm to 5 am 21.04.2014 Istanbul, Turkey Two trans women were assaulted in the district of Tarlabasi, Istanbul at night. While one of them, a 21-year-old person lost her life, the other victim who was injured on her shoulder received medical treatment. The suspects later said they attacked the victims after an argument that erupted over money after agreeing to pay for a sexual relationship. There are strong suspicions that the murder could be a hate crime. Homicide Gender identity/Gender expression History of previous bias crimes, Witness perception Perception of witnesses; previous armed attacks nearby indicate that the incident was hate-motivated. 13 evening: 5 pm to 9 pm 08.10.2014 Corum, Turkey The victim is subject to verbal harassment by one of the perpetrators. She is forcibly taken to a forest region called Melikgazi Tepesi (Hill). She is attacked with knife and is kicked in the head. She is shot in the leg by the perpetrators. Serious bodily harm (physical violence), Threats and/or psychological violence Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Degree of violence 14 night: 9 pm to 5 am 08.08.2014 Diyarbakir, Trans women sex workers' home was attacked Turkey by some perpetrators in Diyarbakir. 15 night: 9 pm to 5 am 20.05.2014 Antalya, Turkey Assault, Attack against property, including desecration The victim is a sex worker in Antalya. While she Serious bodily is working in the street and looking for clients, a harm (physical man comes and stabs her twice in her right leg. violence) Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status 16 Unknown 21.08.2014 Antalya, Turkey 25 trans sex workers are attacked with knives by some men who ask for money as well as their houses and cars are damaged. Serious bodily harm (physical violence), Attack against property, including desecration 17 night: 9 pm to 5 am 17.05.2014 Istanbul, Turkey Two trans sex workers hitchhike from Harbiye to Elmadag. A small truck stops ten meters away from them. 3-4 people get off the car and attack the victims. They break the windows of the victims' car. One of the victims escapes and waits in front of Hilton Hotel and then goes to a place full of trees. The perpetrators hit the victim and stab her in the hand, foot and other parts of her body. Her body is badly bruised and her tooth is broken. The perpetrators say "You won't work again" while they beat the victims. Serious bodily harm (physical violence), Attack against property, including desecration 18 night: 9 pm to 5 am 07.06.2014 Istanbul, Turkey The victim is attacked by 5-6 people while going Serious bodily to visit a friend in Sisli, a district in Istanbul. The harm (physical perpetrators beat the victim. The victim is violence) stabbed in the arm and liver. Local people call the ambulance and the victim is taken to the hospital. The victim is unwilling to commence a lawsuit and is afraid of being beaten again. Description of incident Type of incident Basis for bias Bias indicator Clarification of bias indicator Source of Type of perpetrator information Response of local authorities Impact of the incident Unknown 2 teenage (17, 19 years) males Local LGBTI Association held public protest. No further reaction of local authority. No information available. The victim is a trans sex worker Victim, Media, and she was attacked when she LGBTIQ group was working. The level of violence she suffered is high and this shows that she was a victim of hate crime. Client of sex worker No information available. No information available. No information available. Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Organized hate groups Location, Timing, Victim perception The attacks targeted the homes of trans sex workers. Media Organised hate group, Neighbour No information available. No information available. No information available. The perpetrator attacked the victim when she was doing sex work on the street. The victim believes that the case is an example of a hate crime. Media Private individual No information available. No information available. No information available. Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Timing, Organized hate groups, Degree of violence, Victim perception Gang No information available. No information available. No information available. Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Language used (written, gestures, graffiti), Degree of violence Many trans women who are sex Media workers were attacked physically. Their houses and cars were also damaged. The victims believe that this was a hate crime. The timing and also the level of violence shows that this was a hate crime. The language that was used was The victim's whorephobic and transphobic. friend The perpetrators used huge level of violence and physically attacked both the victims and their cars. Also, they threatened the victims not to do sex work anymore in that area. Private individual No information available. No information available. No information available. Gender identity/Gender expression, Sexual orientation Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Timing, Degree of violence Private individual No information available. No information available. No information available. 6 The victim was attacked in a street where sex worker trans people work even though she was not doing sex work at that time. The level of violence is also high and indicates hate motive. LGBTIQ group Description of perpetrator The victim's friend