Kaos GL [News]

Ankara's Deputy Governor Ekremoglu applies to court to shut down KAOS GL, a GLBT rights group, on the grounds that "it is forbidden to found a society contrary to law and morality."
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Turkey's sole LGBT civil rights organization could be shut down after the deputy governor of the capital, Ankara, petitioned a court to rule the group is breaking the nation's immorality laws.
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Authorities in Turkey are attempting to shut down one of the country
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Turkish authorities have moved to close down the country's first gay rights association, triggering outrage among activists that EU-hopeful Ankara is still flouting basic human rights.

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On 15 September the deputy governor of Ankara said that official registration of an LGBT organisation in existence since 1994 is against the laws and morality rules and therefore it should be closed down.

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The governor of Turkey's capital Ankara has asked the courts to order the closure of a newly formed gay rights group, a move that could anger the European Union which has demanded Turkey guarantee freedom of expression.

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Kaos GL, which has been an active LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) organization since 1994, applied to Interior Ministry on July 15, 2005 in order to gain a legal NGO (non-governmental organization) status. Interior Ministry approved the petition and forwarded it to its local branch in Ankara which functions under the Governor of Ankara.

However Governor of Ankara issued a statement on September 15, 2005 rejecting the petition. The statement is as follows:
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