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Turkey
Turkey regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Turkey implemented ODIHR's Training against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme following a memorandum of understanding signed in 2016. The government launched a Human Rights Action Plan in 2021, which includes objectives dedicated to addressing hate crime in the country, including providing support to victims.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 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 2018 Data
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Most crimes are registered by the prosecutors, rather than the police. Prosecution and sentencing data include crimes of incitement to hatred and discrimination, in addition to attacks against places of worship.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Turkey's law enforcement agencies have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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| 2018-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-05 | Attacks against property | London Legal Group (LLG)
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-04 | Threats | Association of Protestant Churches
Holy See
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| 2018-06 | Attacks against property | Association of Protestant Churches
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| 2018 | Attacks against property | Association of Protestant Churches
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2018-04 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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| 2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | London Legal Group (LLG)
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| 2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
No information is available.