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Prosecutor turns complainant trans woman into the suspect

Prosecutor turns complainant trans woman into the suspect

İstanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office filed a suit against trans woman Ajda Ender claiming she insulted her neighbors and their lawyer.

3 April 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Appeals court increases man's prison term for attacking trans woman Asya

Appeals court increases man's prison term for attacking trans woman Asya

In the trial of the man who attacked Syrian refugee and trans woman Asya with acid, the appeals court has overturned the local court verdict and increased his prison sentence to 12 years. Lawyer Tosun has welcomed the appeals court ruling.

6 January 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Associations raise concerns about suspicious death of trans woman Derya

Associations raise concerns about suspicious death of trans woman Derya

Pembe Hayat (Pink Life) and Kırmızı Şemsiye (Red Umbrella) associations have announced that trans woman Derya has lost her life in Ankara. The associations have said that they will follow up the investigation into her death.

7 December 2021

Transphobic defense by defendant’s lawyer at Hande Buse Şeker case

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Transphobic defense by defendant’s lawyer at Hande Buse Şeker case

The lawyer of Volkan H., who killed Hande Buse Şeker, made transphobic and sexist remarks at the first hearing of the retrial, arguing that she was “not a woman, but man.”

Physician expelled from public service, dismissed over ‘public morality’

Physician expelled from public service, dismissed over ‘public morality’

Dr. Larin Kayataş has been expelled from public service and dismissed “because of public morality.” In a statement about the issue, the physician has said, “I did not make the slightest mistake while practicing my profession.”

14 September 2021

Attacked in İstanbul, trans woman Asya hospitalized

Attacked in İstanbul, trans woman Asya hospitalized

Trans woman Asya was attacked by a man named Emre B. in Beyoğlu, İstanbul on March 9. She has been taken to a hospital in Kocaeli for treatment.

Sexual assault on trans woman: Perpetrator released

Sexual assault on trans woman: Perpetrator released

Having sexually assaulted a trans woman in İstanbul last week, Harun S. has been released from detention. Lawyer Levent Pişkin has protested the decision.

Prosecutor Demands Aggravated Life Sentence for the Man Who Killed Trans Woman

Prosecutor Demands Aggravated Life Sentence for the Man Who Killed Trans Woman

In the lawsuit filed into the murder of trans woman Gökçe Saygı, the prosecutor has demanded that defendant Şahin Yalçın be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment on charge of “deliberate murder.”

18 February 2020

Trans Woman Ajda Ender's Request for Protection Not Accepted

Trans Woman Ajda Ender's Request for Protection Not Accepted

Subjected to transphobic attacks of her neighbors in İstanbul, trans woman Ajda says that though she has been filing criminal complaints against N.D. for threatening her with throwing nitric acid on her face, he has not been summoned to depose.

27 January 2020

Trans Woman Ajda Ender on Parliamentary Agenda

Trans Woman Ajda Ender on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm has submitted a Parliamentary question about the transphobic attacks targeting transgender woman Ajda Ender in İstanbul: “Will you take any initiative to restore her violated fundamental rights and dignity?”

21 January 2020