A trans sex worker while on the street was called out and threatened by a group including a trans person, who wanted to to get their money. 11/22/2015 Unknown Turkey A trans sex worker who was at her house with a client had a fight with the client. The client stabbed her to the death. When the noises were heard by the neighbour, the police came and found her dead and they also found the knife there. 11/23/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey A trans sex worker who was working on the street was attacked by a trans racketeer group with a knife but she escaped to a gas station and was not hurt. 11/25/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey A trans sex worker woman was stabbed by a client to death on the street while she was working. 12/2/2015 evening: 5 pm to 9 pm Turkey A sex worker trans woman from Ankara went to meet a client in Erzurum - whom she met online - but after meeting with the client she was threatened and robbed (her money amounting 750 TL and her laptop was confiscated). 11/24/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey A sex worker on the street was followed and harassed by some men who had guns. 11/26/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey A trans woman who has been staying at the hotel for a long time left the hotel and rented a house with another trans woman. But their house was raided by a group having a trans member and she was threatened and asked to pay them money and they left after getting her money. 12/3/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am A trans woman is stabbed with a knife in the street . She was targeted in her chest which damaged her cardiac valve. A trans woman got in a taxi and was assaulted by the driver who stated that he assumed her as a biological woman. The driver hit her by the gun and this woman had to have an operation but there would be permanent marks on her eye due to this assault Victim Gang - No information. No information. Gender Difference between suspect Level of violence and specific targeting identity/Gender and victim, History of previous indicates violence. expression, Sex work bias crimes status Media, Police, LGBTIQ group Client of sex worker client No information. No information. Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Victim perceived the crime as hatemotivated. Victim Gang a trans and 3 cisgender men No information. Her psychologic health was severely affected. Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Location, Witness expression, Sex work perception status The incident happened during sex work and the victim was specifically targeted. Media, LGBTIQ group Client of sex worker a client No information. No information. Threats and/or psychological violence Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Timing, Victim expression, Sex work perception status Victim perceived the crime as hatemotivated. Victim Client of sex worker a man who is nearly 30 years old and No information. whose height is 180 cm She was affected psychologically severely because she was in fear. Threats and/or psychological violence Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Location, expression, Sex work Organised hate groups, status Degree of violence, Victim perception Clear threatening behaviour at a sex work venue, specifically targeting a trans sex worker. Victim Gang some men No information. No information. Turkey Assault, Damage to property, Threats and/or psychological violence Gender Location, Organised hate identity/Gender groups, History of previous expression, Sex work bias crimes, Degree of status violence, Victim perception, Witness perception The group specifically targeted the house of a trans woman. Victim Gang a group consisting a trans woman and 3 young men No information. She was ruined psychologically. 12/9/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim expression, Sex work status Specially planned violence against trans woman sex worker. Civil society organisation Unknown No information. No information. No information. 11/6/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender identity/Gender expression The language used against the victim was Media, Civil society organisation, transphobic. LGBTIQ group Private individual taxi driver man No information. No information. A trans woman was attacked on the street by a group of men including 10-15 persons, this trans woman was severely injured and hospitalised. 12/14/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Location, Timing, expression, Sex work Language used (written, status gestures, graffiti), History of previous bias crimes, Degree of violence, Witness perception The place and time of the incident indicates hatred, this is confirmed by the victim, too. No information. No information. In a protest, a trans man who is a LGBTI activist was arrested by the police. He was subjected to the mistreatment, torture, beatings, assaults, harrassments by the police. He was also psychologically harassed on account of his pink ID card and he was harassed during the medical examination. 12/21/2015 afternoon: 12 pm to 5 pm Turkey Assault, Threats and/or psychological violence Gender identity/Gender expression Discrepancy between legal documents of Media, Civil society organisation, the person and his gender identity is basis LGBTIQ group for harassment. Police police officers No information. No information. A Cross dresser was approached by a car including 4 men in it on the street, those men got out of the car and chased her by bats. She was afraid nd called the police but later she withdrew her complaint because she did not want to be mistreated by the police. 11/24/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Assault, Threats and/or psychological violence Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Location, expression, Sex work Organised hate groups, status History of previous bias crimes, Victim perception A cross-dresser sex worker was chased by men with bats, her gender expression was the basis for bias. Organised hate group, Gang 4 men No information. Her psychology was ruined and she could not go out to work on street, therefore lost income. 12/3/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Serious bodily harm Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Victim perception expression, Sex work status Victim perceived the crime as hatemotivated. Gang 2 men No information. No information. 11/22/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey 4 trans sex worker women working on street were assaulted by guns and bats by a group of men including 8-10 persons. 7/15/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey A cross dresser was approached by a car having 3 men in it and they took her wig and run away. 12/10/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am A trans woman who is a sex worker was tried to be murdered in her own flat. She was rescued by her friends. The perpetrator is her client and he escaped. 2 men tried to shoot a trans sex worker on the street. A trans sex worker woman on the street was assaulted by 5 men. Threats and/or psychological violence Homicide Assault, Threats and/or psychological violence Homicide Location, Victim perception Difference between suspect and victim, Degree of violence, Victim perception Difference between suspect and victim, Language used (written, gestures, graffiti), History of previous bias crimes, Victim perception The same group has a history of targeting trans people. Witness, Media, LGBTIQ group Victim Victim Organised hate group, Living in a group of men including 10-15 same community, Gang persons Gender Difference between suspect Clear targeting of the trans sex worker. identity/Gender and victim, Location, expression, Sex work Organised hate groups, status History of previous bias crimes Witness Gang 5 men No information. No information. Assault, Threats and/or psychological violenc Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Location, Timing, expression, Sex work History of previous bias status crimes, Degree of violence, Witness perception Witness perceived the incident as hatemotivated, specific targeting by a gang. Witness, LGBTIQ group Gang a group of men No information. No information. Turkey Attack against property, including desecration Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Location, Victim expression, Sex work perception, Witness status perception The stealing of the wig is a clear indication. Victim, Witness Organised hate group, Gang 3 men No information. No information. 5/25/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender Location, Language used identity/Gender (written, gestures, graffiti), expression, Sex work Victim perception, Witness status perception Both the victim and the witnesses believe that she was a victim of a transphobic and whorephobic violence. The perpetrator also used transphobic language against her. In addition, the attack was in the house of the victim where she does sex work. Victim Client of sex worker A young man who is the client of the victim. No information. No information. A trans woman was attacked by the police during the Istanbul LGBTI Pride March by plastic bullets while she was protesting the police violence. 6/28/2015 evening: 5 pm to 9 pm Turkey Serious bodily harm (physical violence) Gender identity/Gender expression The victim was attacked during the Istanbul pride March while she was protesting the police violence. Media Police Several polis officers. No information. No information. Victim is a trans woman sex worker. She was kidnapped while working on the street by the same perpetrators who had attacked her in the past. She was raped and physically attacked. 6/25/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Serious bodily harm (physical violence), Sexual assault Gender Location, History of previous Victim was attacked by the same identity/Gender bias crimes, Victim perception perpatrators in the past and she was expression, Sex work kidnapped from the same place where she status worked. She perceives the incident as hate-motivated. 4 young men. No information. No information. 7/5/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Sexual assault, Assault, Threats and/or psychological violence Gender Difference between suspect Victim perceived the crime as hateidentity/Gender and victim, Location, motivated. expression, Sex work Language used (written, status gestures, graffiti), History of previous bias crimes, Offender characteristics, Degree of violence, Victim perception A male client and his male relatives/acquaintances No information. Severe trauma 7/11/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Serious bodily harm Gender Difference between suspect identity/Gender and victim, Language used expression, Sex work (written, gestures, graffiti), status Offender characteristics The crime was committed by a gang and clearly targeted a trans sex worker. Gang A group of young people including 4 young men and 2 young women No information. No information. Two sex worker trans women were attacked by chopping knives by 3-4 men on a street in Istanbul. 8/4/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Assault Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Victim perceived the crime as hatemotivated. Gang 3-4 men No information. No information. A sex worker trans woman was stabbed with a knife by two men on motorcycle on the street in Istanbul Sisli 20 persons who are members of Bursa Colors of Life and Freedom Association were attacked in following their press statement on the cancellation of pride in Bursa due to Ramadan 8/10/2015 morning: 5 am to 12 pm 7/10/2015 afternoon: 12 pm to 5 pm Turkey Assault 2 men on motorcycle No information. No information. Turkey Assault In Ankara,while they were walking their dog, 2 trans women sex worker were followed by 2 men having chopping knives who were insulting them by transphobic statements. 8/18/2015 evening: 5 pm to 9 pm Turkey Sex worker trans LGBTQI activist was raped and assaulted, robbed and recieved death threats. A sex worker trans woman got stabbed with knife by 6 persons on a street in Izmir. In Bursa, a trans woman sex worker was assaulted by a male client at her own house and she was hospitalised 8/2/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am Turkey Assault Gender Organised hate groups, identity/Gender Victim perception expression, Sex work status Threats and/or psychological violence Assault Sex work status Gender identity/Gender expression Gender identity/Gender expression Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Difference between suspect and victim, Location, Timing, Offender characteristics, Degree of violence, Victim perception Victim perception LGBTIQ group Victim, Media, Civil society organisation, LGBTIQ group Civil society organisation Civil society organisation Gang Client of sex worker History of previous bias crimes, Victim perception Timing Victim perceived the crime as hatemotivated. Timing of the attacks clearly indicate hate motive. Media Media Unknown No information. No information. No information. Language used (written, gestures, graffiti), Victim perception Language used and the specific targeting indicates hate crime. Victim Private individuals 2 men No information. No information. Victim perceived the crime as hatemotivated. Victim - No information. No information. Victim perceived the crime as hatemotivated. Victim Family - No information. No information. Victim perception Client of sex worker A young trans woman in Mersin was beaten brutally by her family due to her gender identity. 8/20/2015 Unknown Turkey Serious bodily harm Gender identity/Gender expression Car of a trans woman sex worker while on the street was attacked by a few men, it was a transphobic assault. 7/28/2015 Unknown Turkey Damage to property Gender identity/Gender expression Victim perception Victim perceived the crime as hatemotivated. Victim Private individuals - No information. No information. A young trans woman was stabbed with a knife at her house by persons who forcibly entered her house. 7/13/2015 Unknown Turkey Serious bodily harm Gender identity/Gender expression Victim perception Victim perceived the crime as hatemotivated, specific targeting. Victim Private individuals - No information. No information. Turkey Serious bodily harm Gender identity/Gender expression, Sex work status Victim perception Victim perceived the crime as hatemotivated, specific targeting. Victim Private individuals two men No information. No information. In Istanbul Tarlabasi, a trans woman was stabbed by two men riding the same motorcycle. 12/12/2015 night: 9 pm to 5 am History of previous bias crimes, Victim perception Unknown