Gays and transsexuals in Turkey target in 'honor killings'

by IŞIL EĞRİKAVUK | Sunday, October 9, 2011

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=gays-and-transsexuals-in-turkey-target-in-8216honor-killings8217-2011-10-09


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.