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
LocationÜsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Date15 July 2008 (2008-07-15)
Attack type
Murder by shooting, hate crime, filicide, honor killing
DeathsAhmet Yıldız, aged 26
InjuredÜmmühan Daraca
MotiveHomophobia
AccusedYahya Yıldız
ChargesMurder

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.