Murder of Ahmet Yıldız - Wikipedia
WEBThe murder of Ahmet Yıldız occurred on 15 July 2008 in Üsküdar, Istanbul. [1] The anti- LGBT hate crime was committed as an honor killing by his father Yahya Yıldız, [ 2 ] in what has been widely referred to as the first known case of an anti-gay honor killing in Turkey. [ 3 ]
Soul-Searching in Turkey After a Gay Man Is Killed
WEBNov 26, 2009 · Mr. Yildiz was killed 16 months ago, the victim of what sociologists say is the first gay honor killing in Turkey to surface publicly. He was shot five times as he left his apartment to buy...
Ahmet is my Family (Was Ahmet the victim of a gay honour
WEBAhmet Yildiz (1982-2008)Always with us. Read the story here:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/was-ahmet-yildiz-the-victim-of-turkeys-first-gay-...
"Honor killings" target Turkey's LGBT community - CBS News
WEBOct 12, 2011 · An international community of friends, activists and civil rights supporters have posthumously adopted Ahmet Yildiz as a brother and as a cause, they say, after his father killed him for being...
Death of Gay Activist Brings Turkey's Attitude Toward Gays Into Focus
WEBFor 26-year-old Ahmet Yildiz, the choice to live openly as a gay man in Turkey proved deadly. Prosecutors say his father, charged with allegedly killing his son in what is being dubbed as the...
Shocking gay honor killing inspires movie | CNN - CNN …
WEBJan 13, 2012 · In part the film is based in the slaying of Ahmet Yildiz, which is known as Turkey's first honor killing. Directors, who were friends with the student, say Turkey has entrenched institutional...
Turkish film highlights gay honor killing | AP News
WEBJan 24, 2012 · Turkish film highlights gay honor killing. ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Shortly after telling his parents he was gay, Ahmet Yildiz was gunned down inside his car by his father in Istanbul. It was Turkey’s first officially recognized gay “honor killing.”.
Gay "honor killing" movie shakes Turkey up | Reuters
WEBJan 20, 2012 · ISTANBUL (Reuters) - On a hot summer's day in 2008, 26-year-old physics student Ahmet Yildiz was shot dead when he popped out from his Istanbul apartment to buy ice cream.
Turkey: Film “Zenne Dancer” Examines Risks of Disclosing Sexual ...
WEBFeb 7, 2012 · Zenne Dancer is inspired by the story of 26-year-old university student Ahmet Yildiz, who was gunned down in Istanbul in 2008 in what has often been called Turkey’s first gay “honor killing.” Yildiz’s father is the prime suspect in …
Was Ahmet Yildiz the victim of Turkey's first gay honour killing?
WEBAhmet Yildiz, 26, a physics student who represented his country at an international gay gathering in San Francisco last year, was shot leaving a cafe near the Bosphorus strait this week.
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