Violent attacks against transgender people in Turkey continue unabated. Hande Kader, a 23-year-old transgender woman based in Istanbul, disappeared a little over one week ago. Her friends and partner filed a missing person’s report. Hande Kader’s burned and mutilated body was found in Zekeriyaköy (district of Istanbul) by the side of the road, reported the LGBTI News Turkey.

Hande Kader was last seen getting in the car of a potential client about a week ago and has not been heard from since. Her friends and partner then reported Hande’s disappearance to the police.

Following the report, police initiated a search and rescue. During the operation, they found a burned body near Zekeriyakoy.

Hande’s partner D. mentioned that Hande was wearing prosthetics which helped identify her body.

It is the latest in a series of hate crimes in Turkey shocking the LGBT and international community.

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