What the records say
- When
- 15 Jul 2008
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 1
- Coordinates
- 41.02° N, 29.02° E
- Description
- hate crime in Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Murder of Ahmet Yıldız
Hate crime in Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
The murder of Ahmet Yıldız occurred on 15 July 2008 in Üsküdar, Istanbul. The anti-LGBT hate crime was committed as an honour killing by his father Yahya Yıldız, in what has been widely referred to as the first known case of an anti-gay honour killing in Turkey. To date, Yahya Yıldız has become a fugitive and has yet to be captured and put on trial.
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