Turkey
Turkey regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Turkey's Criminal Code contains a specific penalty-enhancement provision. Data are collected by the Interior Ministry and the Ministry of Justice, and are not made publicly available.
How hate crime data is collected
When a crime is reported, a criminal record is opened. Crimes that contain a bias element are recorded in the same way as other crimes and there is no specific procedure for recording or investigating hate crimes.
The offences are recorded electronically within the UYAP system (National Judicial Network System). They are taken from it within the scope of the Official Statistics Programme and compiled annually on the basis of the individuals accused and the offence, all in accordance with the articles and paragraphs set forth in the Turkish Criminal Code and special laws. The Directorate General for Criminal Records and Statistics of the Ministry of Justice stores the statistics with regard to hate crimes as set out in relevant articles of the Turkish Criminal Code.
Official Data
National developments
In a number of provincial courts, Directorates of Judicial Support and Services for Victims were established as part of a pilot project to enhance protection of especially vulnerable victims of crime, including victims of hate crime. The Directorates co-ordinate the provision of information, the conduct of individual needs assessment and support for these victims.
Turkey continued implementing ODIHR's TAHCLE programme, on the basis of a memorandum of understanding signed in 2016. Several thousand police officers have been trained on hate crimes.
International reports
No information is available.
Key observation
ODIHR observes that Turkey's law enforcement agencies have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.
