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28 Mart 2009

Homophobic Attacks and murders in the cities of Eskisehir, Bursa and Edirne in Turkey

LGBTT Rights Platform
Press Release, Thursday, 26 March 2009, Turkey

Homophobic and transphobic violence doesn
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28 Mart 2009

Transgender Murder in Istanbul

March 13, 2009
Bia news center - Istanbul
Bawer CAKIR

LGBT Rights Platform condemns the killing and protests the government, which refuses to acknowledge demands for constitutional equality based on sexual orientation.

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20 Mart 2009

Turkey: Transgender Activist Murdered

March 13, 2009

Government Should Prosecute Violence, Prohibit Discrimination

The killing of Ebru Soykan, a prominent transgender human rights activist, on March 10, 2009, shows a continuing climate of violence based on gender identity that authorities should urgently take steps to combat, Human Rights Watch said today. News reports and members of a Turkish human rights group said that an assailant stabbed and killed Ebru, 28, in her home in the center of Istanbul.
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