SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Hande Kader

1993 - 2016

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Hande Kader (1993 – August 2016) was a politically active Turkish transgender woman. Kader was familiar to millions of Turks as a figurehead for the LGBT community after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces suppressing the 2015 Gay Pride event in Istanbul. In August 2016, she was reported missing by her flatmate when she failed to return home the following week. Her body was found raped, mutilated, and burnt by the roadside in the up-market Zekeriyaköy neighbourhood on 12 August 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hande Kader is the 849th most popular social activist (down from 781st in 2024), the 1,524th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,464th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Turkish Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Hande Kader ranks 849 out of 840. Before her are Nathan Law, Xiye Bastida, Chen Qiushi, Kayla Mueller, Diana Sacayán, and Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit. After her are Hayat Mirshad, Alexandria Villaseñor, Wanjira Mathai, Mozn Hassan, Sam Berns, and Malebogo Molefhe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Hande Kader ranks 585. Before her are Cleo Massey, Kasumi Ishikawa, Deiver Machado, Amanda Ilestedt, Marta Bach, and Kumi Yokoyama. After her are Darwin Machís, Jan Kliment, Suraj Sharma, Andre Drummond, Kento Hashimoto, and Onel Hernández. Among people deceased in 2016, Hande Kader ranks 642. Before her are Dave Mirra, Antoine Demoitié, Stefan Henze, Leila Alaoui, Gwen Ifill, and Phife Dawg. After her are Kalpana, Josimar, Ailton Canela, Guilherme Gimenez de Souza, Mateus Caramelo, and Matheus Biteco.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hande Kader ranks 1,524 out of 1,347. Before her are Aleyna Tilki (2000), Furkan Korkmaz (1997), Tunahan Kuzu (1981), İbrahim Toraman (1981), Hamide Bıkçın (1978), and İsmail Köybaşı (1989). After her are Feryal Özel (1975), Yakup Kılıç (1986), Zeynep Sever (1989), Süreyya Ayhan (1978), Sinan Güler (1983), and Necip Uysal (1991).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Türkiye

Among social activists born in Türkiye, Hande Kader ranks 10. Before her are İbrahim Kaypakkaya (1949), Sakine Cansız (1958), Aslı Erdoğan (1967), Eren Keskin (1959), Burhan Sönmez (1965), and Cenk Uygur (1970). After her are Rabia Kazan (1976), Murder of Özgecan Aslan (1995), and Saadet Özkan (1978).

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