21.04.2026 13:32
The claim that entry to shopping malls (AVMs) will be charged has caused an uproar in the public. In a statement made by the Directorate of Communications, which denied reports published by some media outlets, it was stated, "There is no work, notification, or regulation regarding the charging of entry to AVMs in the records of the Ministry of Trade."
While claims that entrances to shopping malls will be charged have sparked public debate, the Presidency's Communication Directorate's Disinformation Combat Center (DMM) denied these news reports.
It was stated that the claims circulating in some media outlets and social media accounts do not reflect the truth, and it was announced that there is no work in the Ministry of Commerce records regarding making shopping mall entrances paid.
CLEAR STATEMENT FROM THE COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE
In a statement made by the Presidency's Communication Directorate Disinformation Combat Center, the following was stated: “The claims shared from some social media accounts that ‘the entrances to shopping malls will be charged by the decision of the ‘Presidency of Shopping Malls and Managers’ are completely unfounded.
There is no official institution or higher council named ‘Presidency of Shopping Malls and Managers’ cited as a source for the claims. In the Ministry of Commerce records, there is no work, notification, or regulation regarding making shopping mall entrances paid. In a statement made by the Association of Shopping Centers and Investors (AYD), it was also stated that there is no such decision among industry stakeholders and that the claims in question are baseless. It is strongly requested that our citizens do not trust such unfounded shares aimed at creating public outrage.”
CLAIMS TURNED OUT TO BE BASELESS
With the statement, it has become clear that the claims made about the entrances to shopping malls being charged do not reflect the truth.