Source: Ömer Akpınar, “Kızılay AVM Genel Müdürü: Trans Kadınlar da AVM’mize Rahatlıkla Girebilir,” (“Shopping Mall Executive Director: Trans Women Are Welcome, Too,”) kaosGL.org, 21 February 2014, http://kaosgl.org/sayfa.php?id=15867
Executive director of “Kızılay AVM” shopping mall in Ankara, Nurhan Ekinci, denied the incident of gender identity discrimination in the mall.
“Those Who Might Create An Uproar Are Not Allowed”
kaosGL.org talked to Executive Director of Kızılay Shopping Mall, Nurhan Ekinci, after trans women declared that they were discriminated against in the mall because of their gender identity. Stating that President Gül did not issue a directive not to allow trans people in, Ekinci said that the incident is about specific persons, not a certain group.