Murder of Hande Kader

Hande Kader was a politically active Turkish transgender woman. Kader was familiar to millions of Turks as a figurehead for the LGBT community after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces suppressing the 2015 Gay Pride event in Istanbul.[1] In August 2016, she was reported missing by her flatmate Davut Dengiler when she failed to return home the following week.[2] Her body was found raped, mutilated, and burnt[3] by the roadside in the Zekeriyaköy up-market on August 12, 2016.[4] Despite being badly mutilated, Kader's body was identified by prosthetics at the city morgue by Dengiler.[2][3]

Kader was employed in the sex industry as a sex worker, and was last seen getting into a client's car.[5][6] She was 23 years old at the time of her death.[7] The official cause of death has not yet been released. Reports indicate that after death her corpse was set on fire, possibly to avoid identification of the perpetrator(s).[8]

Following her death, there has been a public outcry and protests against the mistreatment of transgender people in Turkish society.[4][9][10][7]

References

  1. ↑ Shafak, Elif (2016-08-23). "The shocking murder of trans activist Hande Kader says much about Turkey today". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  2. 1 2 Arslan, Rengin (2016-08-21). "Hande Kader: Outcry in Turkey over transgender woman's murder". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. 1 2 Jones, Stephen (2016-08-20). "Transgender woman's mutilated body found BURNT in street follows streak of gay hate crimes in Turkey". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  4. 1 2 Siese, April (2016-08-20). "International outcry following brutal rape, murder of Istanbul trans activist". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  5. ↑ Harvard, Sarah (2016-08-19). "Trans rights activist Hande Kader was raped and burned to death in Turkey". Mic. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Hande Kader: Outcry in Turkey over transgender woman's murder". BBC News. 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  7. 1 2 "Assassinat d'Hande Kader, icône LGBT: manifestation "pour la justice" à Istanbul". L'Express. 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Hundreds protest over murder of trans woman in Istanbul". Al Jazerra. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  9. ↑ Burke, Dave (2016-08-20). "Anger after trans woman is raped and burned to death in Turkey". Metro. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  10. ↑ "Turchia, l'orribile morte di Hande Kader, icona Lgbt del Gay Pride vietato a Istanbul". Repubblica. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-21.

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