Mahmut Şefik Nil Hall

Mahmut Şefik Nil Hall

Our host venue for events has been named after Mahmut Şefik Nil, one of the founders of Kaos GL.

The venue was opened in February 2020 by May 17, Rainbow Families Association, and Aramızda, the association for Gender Research- the three associations that are to use the venue collaboratively. The venue was previously used by Women’s Solidarity Foundation to host events for gender equality in Ankara for years.

We are proud to have named our venue after Mahmut Şefik Nil, one of the pioneers of LGBTI+ movement and LGBTI+ mental health.