82
5/20/2016
evening: 5 pm to 9 pm
Izmir
Public space
Assault, Threats and/or
psychological violence
In Izmir, a sex worker trans woman was physically assaulted by a policeman when she rejected to pay him a bribe.
Location, Language
used, Victim
perception
83
2/14/2016
evening: 5 pm to 9 pm
Izmir
Home
Serious bodily harm (physical
violence), Threats and/or
psychological violence
In Izmir, a sex worker trans woman was tied by a client and she was strained under the bed while the client robbed her.
Location, History of
Gender identity/Gender
previous bias crimes,
expression, Sex work status
Degree of violence
84
6/18/2016
evening: 5 pm to 9 pm
Istanbul
Public space
Serious bodily harm
Difference between
suspect and victim
Gender identity/Gender
Language used,
In Istanbul/Şişli/Kurtuluş/Akarcalar Drive, a group assaulted Arab and foreigner trans people with bats and rocks and when the
expression,
Organised hate
police arrived on the scene, they assaulted the police as well.
Ethnicity/Nationality, Sexual
groups, History of
orientation, Race
previous bias crimes,
Degree of violence
85
6/25/2016
evening: 5 pm to 9 pm
Istanbul
Bar
Assault, Discriminatory
incidents
86
7/7/2016
evening: 5 pm to 9 pm
Istanbul
Home
Attack against property,
Serious bodily harm
(physical violence)
87
8/18/2016
evening: 5 pm to 9 pm
Istanbul
Public space
88
11/22/2016
evening: 5 pm to 9 pm
Istanbul
89
8/8/2016
evening: 5 pm to 9 pm
90
4/23/2016
91
Gender identity/Gender
expression, Sex work status
Police officer tried to take advantage of
the vulnerable situation of the sex worker
trans woman. Victim perceived the
incident to be hate motivated.
Victim
Police
1 police officer
--
--
The offender committed similar crimes
before against trans sex workers.
Media, Civil society organisation,
LGBTIQ group
Client of sex worker
--
--
--
Clear targeting based on gender
identity/expression, ethnicity/nationality
by an organised hate group using
xenophobic, transphobic slurs.
Media, LGBTIQ group
Orgnaised hate group
5-10 men
when the police arrived on the scene,
they assaulted the police as well.
--
--
Language used,
Victim perception
Gender identity/Gender
expression
Trans woman victim felt that she was
discriminated against based on her gender
Media, LGBTIQ group
identity, violent reaction also shows hate
motivation.
Serive providers
2-3 men working at the pub
--
In Istanbul, the house of sex worker trans women was raided by a group of men (around 20 persons) and they ruined the
house with bats and rocks.
Victim perception,
Witness perception
Gender identity/Gender
expression, Sex work status
Clear targeting of the house of trans
women sex workers, victims felt that they
were identifies as such by the offenders
and thus targeted.
Victim, Witness, Media, Civil society
organisation, LGBTIQ group
Gang
Around 20 men
Trans woman victim was refused to be
examined after the incident by a doctor
in the hospital; police only detained 2
people out of the 20 perpetrators and
try to close the case in a rushed
process.
Serious bodily harm
(physical violence),
Threats and/or
psychological violence
In Istanbul, a trans woman was subjected to disproportionate physical violence by her room-mate who is a trans woman and
her partner, and other offenders.
Language used,
Victim perception
Victim perceived that violence against her
Gender identity/Gender
was based on her trans and sex work
expression, Sexual orientation,
status and sexual orientation, language
Sex work status
also indicated this.
Victim, LGBTIQ group
Gang
a trans woman and 4 men
--
--
Public space
Serious bodily harm
(physical violence)
Degree of violence,
In Istanbul, a trans woman was stabbed with a knife while she was waiting in a bus stop in Tarlabasi. She was injured severely
Victim perception,
and she underwent a vein graft surgery.
Witness perception
Victim was targeted for being read as
Gender identity/Gender
transgender according to her perception of Victim
expression, Sexual orientation
the incident.
Private individual
--
--
--
Istanbul
Home
Threats and/or
psychological violence
In Istanbul, a trans woman tried to abuse a trans man by locking him in a room after she invited him to her house as a
housemate. He was able to escape by breaking the glass and asked for help.
Language used,
History of previous
bias crimes, Victim
perception
Trans woman's language used indicated
Gender identity/Gender
bias motivation; she was previously violent Victim
expression, Sexual orientation
as well.
Friend
a trans woman in her 30s
--
--
night: 9 pm to 5 am
Istanbul
Near sex work venue
Assault, Abusive
behaviour
Location, Timing,
Language used
Gender identity/Gender
expression, Sex work status
Transphobic language was used.
Victim
A gang living in same
community
2-3 men who are taxi drivers in the
area
--
--
7/5/2016
night: 9 pm to 5 am
Istanbul
Home
Serious bodily harm
(physical violence)
In Istanbul, a sex worker trans woman was stabbed by her client.
Location, Degree of
violence, Witness
perception
Gender identity/Gender
expression, Sex work status
Wittness perceived the incident to be
motivated on the basis of victim's trans
identity and sex work status.
Wittness
Client of sex worker
--
--
--
92
4/15/2016
night: 9 pm to 5 am
Istanbul
Near sex work venue
Serious bodily harm
(physical violence)
In Istanbul, a sex worker trans woman was beaten severely by 2 men who claimed that they were police officers.
Location
Timing, Language
used, Degree of
violence, Victim
perception
Gender identity/Gender
expression, Sex work status
Specific targeting at sex work venue,
degree of violence indicate hate
motivation.
Victim, media
Private individuals
2 men pretending to be police officers --
--
93
6/26/2016
afternoon: 12 pm to 5 pm
Istanbul
Public space
Threats and/or
psychological violence
In Istanbul, a crossdresser woman who was walking on Istiklal Str. on Pride day was arbitrarily arrested and insulted by the
police.
Timing, Language
used, Victim
perception
Gender identity/Gender
Specific targeting on Pride day based on
expression, Sexual orientation gender expression.
Media, LGBTIQ group
Police
male-perceived police officers
--
--
94
20/09/2016 and multiple
occasions
--
Istanbul
Prison
Sexual assault, Threats
and/or psychological
In Eskisehir, trans woman who is a prison detainee claimed that she was subjected to insults, discrimination, mistreatment
violence, Abusive
and sexual abuse in jail.
behaviour, Discriminatory
incidents
Language used,
History of previous
bias crimes, Victim
perception
Media, Civil society organisation,
LGBTIQ group
Public officials
Prison guards
--
--
95
2/9/2016
night: 9 pm to 5 am
Ankara
Near sex work venue
Serious bodily harm
2 sex worker trans women were attacked by knife in Ankara.
Location, Timing,
Language used,
Degree of violence,
Witness perception
Gender identity/Gender
expression, Sex work status
Language used and targeting at sex work
venue indicate transphobia. Witness
perceived the incident as hate-motivated.
Witness, Media
Living in same community
--
--
--
96
9/11/2016
night: 9 pm to 5 am
Antalya
Near sex work venue
Sexual assault
2 trans women sex workers agreed with 2 men to provide sexual services but they were raped by these men after having a
dispute for not getting paid.
Degree of violence,
Victim perception
Gender identity/Gender
expression, Sex work status
Victims perceived that they were targeted
based on their gender identity and sex
work status.
Victim
Client of sex worker
2 men
--
--
97
1/31/2016
night: 9 pm to 5 am
Istanbul
Near sex work venue
Assault
2 trans women were physically assaulted by three men who got out of their car suddenly in front of them.
Location, Degree of
violence, Victim
perception
Gender identity/Gender
expression, Sex work status
Victims perceived to have been targeted
based on their trans identity and sex work
status.
Victim
Gang
3 men
--
--
In Istanbul, Taksim, a trans woman and her boyfriend wanted to enter a pub but they were rejected, then a fight started and
she was insulted and injured.
In Istanbul, a sex worker trans woman was subjected to transphobic insults and physical violence by 2-3 men.
Victim believes that she was abused
Gender identity/Gender
because of her trans identity and being
expression, Sexual orientation perceived as homosexual.