Eylül CansÄ±n

Eylül CansÄ±n (1992 - 5 January 2015) was a 23-year-old Turkish transgender woman who committed suicide by jumping off the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, despite police's attempts to stop her. She died on impact.
Shortly before her death, she posted a suicide note video in Turkish to her Facebook account.
Life
Eylül CansÄ±n was born in 1992. According to journalist and activist , CansÄ±n had been exploited by a gang and forced to engage in sex work. She died shortly before her twenty-fourth birthday.
The media
Social media was outraged by her suicide and sparked more uproar for international LGBT equality in society.
The Turkish Psychological Association (TPD) expressed concern that Eylül's suicide would spark more suicides in Turkish LGBT youth. They say that it is critical that detailed explanations of the death should be avoided, as it often will become a role model for adolescents and young adults, who are the most inclined to depression and suicidal actions.

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