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Gays and transsexuals in Turkey target in 'honor killings'
by IŞIL EĞRİKAVUK | Sunday, October 9, 2011
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Members of a LGBT rights organization carry placards during a demonstration in Istanbul to protest the inadequate laws that fail to protect transsexuals from hate crimes.
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
A recent case in which a 24-year-old transsexual was killed by her brother brings attention to whether Turkey's infamous honor crimes also target transsexuals. Such crimes are not uncommon, a lawyer says.
Honor killings against women regularly draw unwanted headlines in the Turkish media, but the recent murder of a 24-year-old transsexual, who was killed by her older brother due to her sexual identity, has drawn attention to another angle of honor killings in Turkey.