Case nr. Time of incident Date of incident Place of incident 25 night: 9 pm to 5 am 22.07.2014 Mersin, Turkey 7 trans sex workers are beaten by the police while working in the street. The police ask the women not to work in that street. The man with the trans women rejects by saying that why they could not use the street. The police beats the man and also use pepper spray against trans sex workers. Trans sex workers and the man are taken to the police station. Other police say 'why did you bring them to the station?' Official record is not drawn up. Assault Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Timing, Victim perception The attack by the police happened in a street where the trans women do sex work in Mersin. Victim Police 26 night: 9 pm to 5 am 29.07.2014 The victim is shot heavily in her leg and stomach twice. Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Timing, Degree of violence The victim was attacked at a street where she was doing sex work, which potentially indicates specific targeting and therefore bias motivation along with the degree of violence. Media 27 night: 9 pm to 5 am 05.11.2014 Mersin, Turkey The victim is assaulted by the taxi drivers who Serious bodily previously attack trans sex workers by saying harm (physical that 'We do not allow you to live in Mersin'. Her violence) head is beaten by the butt of the gun. Her malar and headbone are broken. Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, History of previous bias crimes, Degree of violence, Victim perception The perpetrators attacked previously trans women who do sex work on the same street. Victim'S perception also indicates that the incident is bias-driven. 28 night: 9 pm to 5 am 20.08.2014 Ankara, Turkey The victim is working in the street. A man approaches her and says 'Why are you doing this job? It is a sin, isn't it?'• The victim objects to him and says 'Am I going to learn what is a sin?'• The man throws stone at her head. The victim falls and her head is injured. The man punches her and her chin is injured. In return, the victim throws a stone at the man's head. Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Language used (written, gestures, graffiti), Degree of violence, Victim perception 29 night: 9 pm to 5 am 04.06.2014 Ankara, Turkey The victim is subject to violence by his expartner. She was hit and beaten up by his expartner. His arm is slightly turning purple. The victim's ex-partner is drunk at that time. Assault Gender identity/Gender expression 30 night: 9 pm to 5 am 25.07.2014 Ankara, Turkey The victim is injured in her head by a young man while she waits for the clients in the street. Serious bodily harm (physical violence) 31 night: 9 pm to 5 am 13.08.2014 Ankara, Turkey The victim is attacked by a usurper while she works in the street. The perpetrator hits her head with a hard object and takes her 700 Turkish Liras and runs away. The victim asks the police to help her. However, the police want her to apply with a petition. The police refuse to help since there is no definite information about the appearance of the perpetrator. Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Istanbul, Turkey Description of incident Type of incident Response of local authorities Impact of the incident Police No information available. No information available. Private individual No information available. No information available. No information available. Civil society organisation Private individual Taxi driver living in Mersin No information available. No information available. The language that is used by the perpetrator is whorephobic and transphobic. Victim's perception confirms that the incident is hate-motivated. Victim Private individual The perpetrator No information available. pretends to be deaf mute when he first comes to the police station. However, he uses abusive language against the victim as they spend some time in the police station. No information available. Victim perception The victim believes that the attack on her was a transphobic hate crime. Victim Partner The victim's expartner No information available. No information available. Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Timing, Victim perception The victim is attacked when she Victim was waiting for clients and she doesn't know the perpetrator. She thinks that she was attacked because she is trans and sex worker. Private individual No information available. No information available. No information available. Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location She was attacked when she was doing sex work on the street. It is a location where sex workers work. Private individual The perpetrator pretends to be a customer. No information available. No information available. Basis for bias Bias indicator 8 Clarification of bias indicator Source of Type of perpetrator information Media Description of perpetrator