Ahmet Yildiz (pictured), the gay Turkish physics student, was gunned down outside his apartment in Istanbul in what's believed to be the country's first honor killing. The suspect? His own father, who prosecutors allege traveled over 500 miles to hunt him down. "The young physics student, Ahmet Yildiz, was one of the few openly gay men in Turkey, a country in which the military, the guardian of Turkey's secular state, regards homosexuality as a disorder. Yildiz represented his country at a gay meeting in San Francisco and wrote for gay publications in Turkey. Observers believe his activism is probably what got him killed. His boyfriend, Ibrahim Can, was in their shared apartment when Yildiz was murdered. He wanted to go out and buy some ice cream, he went down and just got into his car and I heard gunshots, he says. I looked down from the window I saw him being ambushed. He says he ran outside and screamed 'Please do not die.' Can said his eyes were closed, when I shouted he opened for a second, he looked at me and then closed his eyes. Can says before the shooting, Yildiz had repeatedly filed complaints at the local prosecutor's office that he was receiving death threats from his family. Gay rights groups claim the prosecutor's office did not investigate or provide Yildiz with protection." An online memorial blog has been set up here. [VOA News]
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Terrible.
Is that him in the photo? Damm he was hot.
@GoGoGod: Your comment is so fucking vain and stupid.
no. 3,
Why, u mean to tell me u didnt think he was hot? Please dude, ur the one whos blind and stupid then.
@GOGOGOD: He's hot??? Is that all you came away with from this article? Not only was he murdered for being gay, he was gunned down by his own father! There is such pain and tragedy in this story, but you focus on his appearance. How sad for you.
Turkey is pretty liberal for gays, and I'm surprised that there's such a thing as honor killing for gay men.
@GOGOGOD. You're AN hero. You're like a gay feral child. I love to know you and be your best friend. Mmmwahhh.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Can. I sincerely hope that those responsible, directly or indirectly, for Mr. Yaldiz' murder are brought to justice quickly.
"Honor" ofcourse, should be in quotes. There was nothing "honorable" about this murder. The crime was cowardly, evil and nauseating. Turkey wants to someday become a member of the European Community of nations. It will be interesting to see how she prosecutes this case. I'm sure Europe will be watching.
God. Sometimes I think that as an american gay man. I am somewhat
spoiled. Because the gays out there in foreign countries are still fighting much much harder to stay alive. And all I do is bitch bitch bitch about everything under the son. This is a horrible story. Hopefully someone comes out of this situtation a better person or a changed for the better person. My heart goes out to his partner.
Maybe GoGoGod has that disorder where he can't filter things from his brain to his mouth before they come tumbling out, inappropriately and moronically…
Umm, GoGoGod has a point. Sad and tragic story this is, but the guy was still hot.
Agreed: HOT! Fucking Religion!
I have to agree, he was hot!!!!!
If your feathers are easily ruffled, go ahead and skip this comment.
a) The term "fundamentalist Islam" is redundant. FUCK Islam, period.
b) The family members responsible for the death threats, as well as the scumbag "local prosecutor," need to be shot. Better yet, they should be sodomized repeatedly, then shot.
c) Yes, Ahmet was FUCKING SEXY. The fact that he was a homo activist in such a conservative, theocratic shit pit of a country makes him even more hot. Wimpy PC faggots: Fuck off. You know you'd hit it, and were he alive, I'm sure Ahmet would be flattered by such a compiment.
Between this, the executions in Iran, and the recent Uganda bullshit, I'm at a loss.
I sincerely hope to one day witness the demise of primitive, religious, heteronormative societies.
Let´s bomb Turkey.
hi…please stop that stupid things he was hot its true…but why u havent speak about that stupid father who kill his son cos he is gay ,i dont understand why should muslim accept ,lair,stel,killing,hiting…..etc. but they are not accept gay ? im so sad and im one of those gays who fled from iraq and now i live in europ…thanks
oh,I'm so sorry to hear that.That's so terrible.I can't believe that he was killed by his own father.I don't know what he had thought before he shot his son.I don't want to say but he is really ruthless!There is nothing wrong with being gay.I'm also a college gay student from Vietnam (of course I don't let other people know that) and I'm very happy to be a part of the society.About the murder,his father should be sent to the jail and stay there forever.
Thank guys for reading this comments.
It's not our place to judge other countries. The US going around and judging the policies of other countries, saying they are not democratic enough, don't respect women enough or do this or that is just another form of Imperialism. His father will be judged in the Turkish court system.