Trans woman stabbed in her heart lost her life in Haramidere, Avcilar-Istanbul around 20:00 today (02.12.2015). Alev, a trans woman was stabbed in he

Trans woman stabbed in her heart lost her life in Haramidere, Avcilar-Istanbul around 20:00 today (02.12.2015).

Alev, a trans woman was stabbed in her heart by a man who approached her as a client at the street she was working.

Alev who was a mother of one kid was working as a sex worker in Avcilar district of Istanbul lost her life after transphobic hate crime committed this evening in Haramidere. The murderer hasn't been captured by the police yet. Her friends are at the police station waiting for police chief to give a proper explanation.

Police called on a couple of her friends for further investigation. Trans activists in Istanbul also arrived to the police station to prevent a possible litigation or ill treatment by police officers against Alev's friends.

Avcilar was under sttention of activists and media for some time ever since the inception of Meis Site Lynch campaign against trans women living there. The neighbours and outsiders had fire and gunshot attacks on several apartments where trans women were residing in 2012. The court litigation is still on the process.

There was another transphobic hate crime ten days ago in Maltepe, Istanbul. The victim was a young trans woman who was 33 years old. Nilay, the victim of transphobic murdeirn was stabbed several times and strangled with a bathrob corde at her own house by a client.

The death of Alev after this transphobic hate crime makes the number of lost trans people to 4 before the year ends.

Pembe Hayat delivers their condolences and solidarity messages to the trans community and will continue fighting against social and structural transphobia.

Rest in Power, Nilay and Alev, and all our sisters.

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