ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Human rights advocates say recent violent deaths of two transgender Turkish women show a pattern of brutality and are calling for stronger protection measures.
At least eight transgender people have been killed in Istanbul and Ankara since November 2008. The most recent victim had her throat slit and was stabbed 17 times in her apartment Feb. 16
Authorities say they suspect the same assailants also stabbed her roommate who survived the attack, Human Rights Watch reported Monday.