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A petition has been started to lobby Turkey’s president to address the ‘
honour killings’ of gay and transgender people in his country.
President Abdullah Gul is being petitioned to act against the “systematic
violence and discrimination faced by Turkey’s LGBT community”, the
petition organiser said.
The Care2 petition’s sponsor, Omar Kuddus, told PinkNews.co.uk he was
prompted to act by the news of the killing of a trans woman.
Earlier this week, Seçil Anne, a sex worker, was found dead at her home
in Antalya in southwest Turkey.
Mr Kuddus said: “The onslaught of violence against transsexual women in
Turkey has shown no sign of abating with the tragic news of yet another
murder this week.
“Sexual identity and homophobia in modern-day Turkey and the systematic
violence and discrimination faced by Turkey’s LGBT community must be
brought to the forefront.”
The most high-profile ‘honour killing’ in Turkey was that of Ahmet Yildiz
in 2008. Mr Yildiz was shot after his family found out about a relationship
he was having with another man. It was alleged that his father, who has been
a fugitive ever since, was responsible.
The petition says: “Families in Turkey want to protect the “reputation”
of their name and so rarely this is reported to the authorities who also
turn a blind eye.”
It continues: “The Turkish government is gradually opening up on lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender issues. But LGBT rights are still not part of
Turkish law, and there is even less in terms of anti-discriminatory
legislation.
“LGBT communities and vibrant gay scenes have been developing across Turkey
in the last two decades. The country has also become a refuge for LGBT from
neighbouring countries, most notably Iran and Iraq.
While the country is “slowly opening up”, the petition says, “many
problems remain”.
The petition ends by calling on President Abdullah Gül to “express his
disapproval for the murder, to enshore that the culprit is suitably punished
, establish laws condemning hate crime, homophobia and honour killings,
provide extra protection for victims of hate-crime, and establish laws to
prevent violence against gay and transgender citizens”.
The petition can be signed at the Care2 website.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/858/214/693/stop-the-honour-kill |
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