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In the wake of the suspicious death of Caner Sarmaşık during his mandatory military service, main opposition CHP MP Purçu has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry into the discrimination and hate speech faced by Romani people in Turkey.

Gaye, a trans woman working as flower seller, has been found dead in her apartment, rising the death toll of trans people to 4 in 7 months. “We need a law to combat against hate murders,” said Ebru Kırancı from Istanbul LGBTT.