Murder of Ahmet Yıldız
| Murder of Ahmet Yıldız | |
|---|---|
A marcher with Marching for Those Who Can't holding up a sign in memory of Ahmet Yıldız in the 2015 Helsinki Pride | |
| Location | Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Date | 15 July 2008 |
Attack type | Murder by shooting, hate crime, filicide, honor killing |
| Deaths | Ahmet Yıldız, aged 26 |
| Injured | Ümmühan Daraca |
| Motive | Homophobia |
| Accused | Yahya Yıldız |
| Charges | Murder |
The murder of Ahmet Yıldız occurred on 15 July 2008 in Üsküdar, Istanbul. The anti-LGBT hate crime was committed as an honour killing by his father Yahya Yıldız, in what has been widely referred to as the first known case of an anti-gay honour killing in Turkey. To date, Yahya Yıldız has become a fugitive and has yet to be captured and put on trial.