Case nr. Time of incident Date of incident 32 night: 9 pm to 5 am 19.10.2014 Ankara, Turkey The victim together with her friend sits in a park. A group of men come and they start to chat and drink beer. As time passes, men from the group start to touch and kiss them by force. The victim rejects. The victim is kicked by one of the perpetrators. They slap and punch her friend. Assault, Sexual assault Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Language used (written, gestures, graffiti), Victim perception All indicators show that this was a hate crime. The language used against her indicating her gender identity and her work as well as the area where she was working and the perception of the victim all show that this was an incident of hate crime. Victim Private individual 33 Unknown 10.07.2014 Istanbul, Turkey A group attacks trans sex workers with a gun in Harbiye where sex workers work. They use the word 'Allahu Ekber', which is a religious phrase. They shoot the victim in her head. She goes to the hospital but health staff do not take care of her properly. She complains about the case to the police. However, the police do not take the case seriously and insult her. 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 The language used and especially the perception of the victim clearly show the transphobic and whorephobic character of the incident. Witness 34 night: 9 pm to 5 am 12.08.2014 Istanbul, Turkey The victim works in a street in Beylikduzu and gets on a customer's car. Another car follows them but the victims is not aware of the situation. While she talks with the customer, the perpetrators take her to a village. She is raped, assaulted and insulted. The perpetrators usurp her money and clothes. She asks for gelp from a shepherd. A record is drawn up in the police station and she gives evidence to the prosecutor in Gaziosmanpasa Courthouse. She is examined in Forensic Medicine. Serious bodily harm (physical violence), Sexual assault Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Language used (written, gestures, graffiti), Degree of violence, Victim perception The language used, the place of the incident and the level of violence show that it is a hate crime. 35 Unknown Istanbul, Turkey The victim is kidnapped by members of an extremist Islamic religious community. Her housemates could not get any news from her for a long period of time. Her ex-housemate says that a conservative man said to her: 'Thanks to God, we took D. (the victim) to our dargah (dergah). She asked for our help and we helped her to find true path to God.' Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Offender characteristics 36 Unknown 07.10.2014 Istanbul, Turkey The victim lives in Kurtulus/Istanbul. She is attacked with a stick in her head and the perpetrator strangles her and she dies. The perpetrators are still unknown. She is found dead on 9 October 2014. The door of her house is broken. Her face is wounded as well as her money and valuable property are stolen. Homicide Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Location, Degree of violence Exact date unknown. Place of incident Description of incident Type of incident Basis for bias Bias indicator 9 Clarification of bias indicator Source of Type of perpetrator information Description of perpetrator Response of local authorities Impact of the incident Group of men No information available. No information available. Gang A group of men who are most possibly a gang. No information available. No information available. Victim Gang A group of men who were young. No information available. No information available. The identities of the kidnappers as well as their explanations are transphobic. Media Private individual Islamic extremist group members No information available. No information available. The level of violence as well as the indicators on the body of the victim clearly show the hatred towards the victim. Civil society organisation Unknown No information available. No information available. No information available.