August Was Another Month of Tragedy for Turkey’s Besieged LGBTQ+ Community · Global Voices
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In the past two years, Turkey’s LGBTQ+ community has gained increased international attention, primarily due to the violent response to Istanbul’s Pride marches on the part of the city police.
Now, a little over a month after Trans Pride and general Pride marches were banned altogether, Istanbul’s LGBTQ+ community is reeling from the shock of two brutal murders.
The victims were a gay Syrian, Muhammed Wisam Sankari, who was found beheaded and mutilated on July 25, and Hande Kader, a Trans sex worker and activist who had been missing since August 6 and was found dead a few weeks later, on August 17.