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Trans women face increasing police pressure in İzmir

Trans women face increasing police pressure in İzmir

A rights group reports that trans women have been regularly subject to identity checks and fined by police over the past two months.

8 November 2024

Trans woman in İzmir forced to relocate after persistent harassment from neighbors

Trans woman in İzmir forced to relocate after persistent harassment from neighbors

Having left her own house, S.E. is now renting in another district in the city.

23 July 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Toprak Yıldırım

Transphobic attacks are increasing in Turkey’s İzmir, as is solidarity

Transphobic attacks are increasing in Turkey’s İzmir, as is solidarity

Bornova Street, which is known for its trans community has seen an increase in attacks, exacerbated by a pedestrianization project that has pushed trans people into more dangerous areas.

Transgender social media figure Mika Raun assaulted

Transgender social media figure Mika Raun assaulted

The attack which occurred in presence of Raun's boyfriend and his underage sister has drawn strong condemnation from LGBTI+ rights groups.

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Trans women's homes targeted in İzmir stone-throwing attack

Trans women's homes targeted in İzmir stone-throwing attack

Trans women living on Bornova Street in the western city were attacked by a large mob. Women emphasized the changing face of the street contributes to such attacks.

15 April 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Trans woman found dead on Kocaeli beach

Trans woman found dead on Kocaeli beach

The police are investigating the incident.

13 November 2023

From Esmeray, candidate for MP, to trans women: 'You can go to the polls with your identity card'

2023 ELECTIONS / ONE DAY WITH ESMERAY IN HER ELECTION CAMPAIGN

From Esmeray, candidate for MP, to trans women: 'You can go to the polls with your identity card'

Esmeray, a candidate for MP under the Worker's Party of Turkey, answered Minister Süleyman Soylu who marks LGBTI+ people as a target, using the "family" concept. "I took a photo with my family, we will share it soon. Soylu should look at that picture carefully."

Selin Ciğerci recalls 'inexplicable fear and pain' after transphobic attack in Konya

Selin Ciğerci recalls 'inexplicable fear and pain' after transphobic attack in Konya

A crowd chanted slogans against Ciğerci during the opening of her new beauty salon in Konya. The police prevented the attack from turning physical.

Discrimination against trans woman at İstanbul hospital

Discrimination against trans woman at İstanbul hospital

A woman said a health worker "refused to look at my face because of my appearance."

24 January 2023

Trans prisoner Buse still in men's prison despite completing gender affirmation surgery

Trans prisoner Buse still in men's prison despite completing gender affirmation surgery

Buse filed a lawsuit to obtain a women's identity card. Her lawyer said the court should give a verdict as soon as possible.

9 August 2022 Evrim Kepenek

'They made me lick the floor': Trans woman tortured, harassed in Taksim Police Station

'They made me lick the floor': Trans woman tortured, harassed in Taksim Police Station

The woman said she was battered and forced to lick the floors. Her lawyer filed a criminal complaint against the officers.

7 June 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Five trans women fined over March 8 demonstration

Five trans women fined over March 8 demonstration

Taken into custody with torture following the March 8 Women’s Day demonstration in İstanbul’s Kadıköy last year, five Kurdish trans women have been fined 3,500 lira as per the Law on Public Health.

9 February 2022

‘Our trans lives are valuable’: Rights groups to protest mounting hate attacks in İzmir

‘Our trans lives are valuable’: Rights groups to protest mounting hate attacks in İzmir

LGBTI+ and human rights organizations will organize a statement for the press in the face of recent hate attacks and murders targeting trans women in Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir in the last two months.

27 January 2022

Trans woman killed in İzmir: ‘Our lives are valuable’

Trans woman killed in İzmir: ‘Our lives are valuable’

48-year-old Günay Özyıldız was stabbed to death at the entrance to her house in İzmir’s Karabağlar district. An inquiry has been launched into her killing.

18 January 2022

Lawsuit against four trans women standing on the street

Lawsuit against four trans women standing on the street

In the indictment brought against four trans women, it is cited as “criminal evidence” that their legs and breasts were visible; even their facial gestures are considered to constitute a “crime”. The women will have their first hearing on March 8 Women’s Day.

14 December 2021

Refugee trans woman after acid attack: 'I'm seeking my rights'

Refugee trans woman after acid attack: 'I'm seeking my rights'

The man who attacked Asya was sentenced to 11 years in prison for wilful injury. His sentence was later reduced to six years because of "unjust provocation."

27 October 2021 Ceday Avcı

Police seal off trans women’s houses in İstanbul

Police seal off trans women’s houses in İstanbul

The houses where trans women live in İstanbul have been sealed off. Legist Kerem Dikmen has noted that it is against the law. The Pride Week Committee has also stressed that it is not a coincidence that it has happened right after the Pride March.

Transphobic discrimination at İstanbul's Taksim Hospital

Transphobic discrimination at İstanbul's Taksim Hospital

A surgeon has refused to treat Pelin, saying that "I'm not a transvestite doctor."

The man who attacked refugee trans woman Asya 'should receive the heaviest sentence'

The man who attacked refugee trans woman Asya 'should receive the heaviest sentence'

We have spoken with friends of Asya, 18, a trans woman from Syria, who is under treatment after being attacked with acid.

15 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Police detain trans women, cordon off their street 'to prevent coronavirus spread'

Police detain trans women, cordon off their street 'to prevent coronavirus spread'

Nine trans women in İstanbul's Beyoğlu district have been left homeless in the midst of the pandemic.

4 December 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Police detained 18 trans women in İstanbul: ‘Corona measure’

Police detained 18 trans women in İstanbul: ‘Corona measure’

“They detained 18 transgender women, who were not even suspects, in the middle of the night and kept them waiting in small rooms for hours,” lawyer Hatice Demir says, underlining that what was done was a violation of human rights.

9 November 2020

Trans Woman Niler Albayrak Becomes Women's Branch Delegate for CHP

Trans Woman Niler Albayrak Becomes Women's Branch Delegate for CHP

Albayrak last month became the first trans woman to become a municipal worker for the party.

24 February 2020

Defendant Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Killing Trans Woman Esra Ateş

Defendant Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Killing Trans Woman Esra Ateş

The court first sentenced Olcay Saka to life imprisonment, then reduced the sentence "considering the negative effects of the sentence to his future."

4 February 2020

'Police Detain Trans Women to Get Performance Points'

'Police Detain Trans Women to Get Performance Points'

A trans woman named Yıldız İdil has said that she, along with many trans women, was detained and tortured on new year's eve.

14 January 2020

'I Want to Practice My Profession Comfortably As Trans Woman'

'I Want to Practice My Profession Comfortably As Trans Woman'

Toprak is a 22-year old student of medicine. "I want a world in which trans people succeed, not being burned to death”, says Toprak.

23 July 2018 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Ataş From HDP Calls to Account for Murdered Trans Women

Ataş From HDP Calls to Account for Murdered Trans Women

Ataş from Peoples’ Democratic Party has brought trans women murders to Parliament.

7 December 2015

Trans Woman Rape Case: R.A. Receives 8 Years

Trans Woman Rape Case: R.A. Receives 8 Years

An Eskişehir district court found R.A. guilty of raping a trans woman, ordering him to serve 8 years and 4 months in prison.

15 February 2013

Turkey's First Trans Women Guest House to Open Soon

Turkey's First Trans Women Guest House to Open Soon

An Istanbul based LGBT support organization unveiled their project to establish Turkey's first trans women guest house which has been said to shelter trans women in need of care, employment or housing.

21 January 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu