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Türkiye

Türkiye

Türkiye regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Türkiye implemented ODIHR's Training against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme following a memorandum of understanding signed in 2016. The government currently implements a Human Rights Action Plan launched in 2021, which includes objectives dedicated to addressing hate crime in the country, including providing support to victims. 

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Download the 2012 hate crime report for Türkiye

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2023 93 476 260
2022 175 263 246
2021 87 210 374
2020 70 213 258
2019 79 248 319
2018 - 1983 589
2017 13 1967 500
2016 14 1455 290
2015 Not available 810 272
2014 Not available 658 202
2013 Not available 535 334
2012 Not available 497 158
2011 Not available 628 17
2010 6 330 297
2009 3 250 242

About 2012 Data

    Prosecution and sentencing figures only include crimes of incitement to hatred and discrimination.

Hate crime recorded by police

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Turkey has not periodically reported the numbers of hate crimes recorded by police to ODIHR.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

Reports

Hate crime against Christians and members of other religions

The Holy See reported one case of physical assault also involving threats; a further case of assault involving eggs being thrown and a threat with a gun; a further six cases of threats, including against a priest and his family, and against presenters of a Christian radio programme; two cases of damage to a church, one involving the perpetrators wielding knives and breaking three statues. Turkey has provided ODIHR with detailed information about the status of all the above mentioned cases. In some instances, the perpetrators were found guilty and imprisoned, in other cases the investigation or prosecution is ongoing, while yet in others, perpetrators could not be identified or the reported act did not constitute a crime. The Turkish response does not contain information about recorded bias motive in any of the cases reported by the Holy See.

The Observatory on Intolerance Against Christians reported one incident of damage to a church and its property.

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Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The London Legal Group reported one case of a series of acts of vandalism against the statue of an Armenian musician; two cases of threats; and four physical assaults, three of which were against elderly women of Armenian background and one of which also involved a robbery.

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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Kaos GL and the London Legal Group reported four murders, including the murder of a transgender woman, who was shot dead, and the murder of a 17-year-old boy by his family after he revealed he was gay; one physical assault; and one case of rape and robbery of two transgender sex workers in Ankara.

The London Legal Group reported a further six murders, including the murder of a transgender woman by stabbing, two physical assaults by a group, and one attempted attack by a group. Kaos GL reported a further murder of a transgender woman, and the murder of a gay man; and two physical assaults, one against a gay man resulting in serious injury and one against a group.

Transgender Europe (TGEU) reported four physical assaults, including one resulting in serious injury, against transgender people.

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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

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