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Turkish Daily News
September 11, 2008

Police are putting increasing pressure on transsexuals and transvestites, a prominent human rights organization complained at a recent press meeting, daily Taraf reported yesterday.

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Amnesty International Magazine, NY
August 29, 2008

A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul. The court ruled on May 29 in favor of a complaint by the Istanbul Governor's Office that Lambda Istanbul's objectives were against Turkish "moral values and family structure".

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The Independent
August 11, 2008

In a corner of Istanbul today, the man who might be described as Turkey's gay poster boy will be buried – a victim, his friends believe, of the country's deepening friction between an increasingly liberal society and its entrenched conservative traditions.

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The Advocate
July 21, 2008

Istanbul resident Ahmet Yildiz, 26, was shot and killed last week in what friends suspect is Turkey's first gay "honor killing," the Independent newspaper of London reported Saturday.

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Washington Blade
June 27, 2008

A popular transgender Turkish singer went on trial last week on charges of trying to turn the public against military service.

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