 Founded in 1994, KAOS GL is one of the oldest LGBT rights organisations in Turkey.In July 2005, KAOS GL applied for Association status with the Ministry of the Interior.Subsequently, Ankara's deputy governor Selahattin Ekremoğlu petitioned a court to close the organisation, referring to articles 56 and 4721 of the Turkish Civil Code prohibiting establishment of an organisation that is against laws and morality.