Official figures record six incidents of damage to property belonging to the Catholic Church.
Kaos GL, Black Pink Triangle Association and Pink Life reported 15 murders (in seven of which the victims were transgender people), eight physical assaults, three of which involved serious bodily injury, and three cases of rape. Transgender Europe (TGEU) reported the murders of seven transgender people.
The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians reported the murder of a Catholic priest. The Ecumenical Federation of Constantinopolitans reported the desecration of a cemetery and one case of arson; both incidents targeted Greek Orthodox churches.
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) made several recommendations to the government of Turkey, including encouraging the enactment of legislation that ensures racist motivation is considered an aggravating circumstance of criminal acts, the thorough investigation of alleged racist incidents, and the introduction of a “systematic and comprehensive monitoring of all incidents that might constitute racist violence.”
In September 2010, the European Court of Human Rights held that that Turkey had failed to protect the life of Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian journalist and human rights defender, when it could reasonably be expected to be aware of potential assassination attempts on his life by nationalist groups. Furthermore, the Court held that Turkey failed to conduct an effective investigation into the failures that occurred in protecting the life of Mr. Dink. Also in 2010, the person who killed Mr. Dink was found guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced to 21 years’ and six months’ imprisonment.
The Holy See reported the desecration of a cemetery and one case of damage to property, both targeting Greek Orthodox sites.