A pretty face overcome with grief has quickly become the symbol of a brutal wave of violence hitting the LGBT community in Turkey.
That face belongs to Hande Kader, a transwoman and LGBT rights activist whose burnt body was found in an Istanbul neighbourhood Aug 12, 2016. Reports indicate Kader was raped before being set on fire; authorities have not determined whether she was killed before being set alight.
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Legacy: September 7, 2016 12:00 amThis article was updated to add photographer Şener Yılmaz Aslan’s photo of Hande Kader.