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Trans woman T.Ü. who had lost her identity card has found out that she has cancer but she cannot get treatment. She has become stuck between the security department and the registry office to get a new card. Unable to leave her house, she has been told to “Go to Samsun”.

Gynecologist F.H. who rejected to examine trans woman H.Ç. reasoning; “You are a man” receives a warning from the Turkish Medical Association noting that “the rejection must be based on a reasonable and comprehensible motivation and not a reason considered a crime”.