Esenyurt: Racist scandal! Refusal to rent apartments to black people!

Nagehan Esembion from Esenyurt, together with her Cameroonian husband, visited a real estate agency where the accusation occurred.

Nagehan Esembion (26), who works as an airline stewardess, met Cameroonian national Calvin Esembion (30) in Cyprus 6 years ago when she was studying. The couple married after briefly living together and moved to Istanbul. The couple currently have two children and decided to find new accommodation as their current home had become small.

They approached a real estate agency located in Esenyurt. Nagehan Esembion began communicating with the agency staff, however, when they saw Calvin, it happened to deny the lease of the apartment to an inalienable black man. Nagehan Esembion was shocked by what happened and left the store.

She went to the Center for Problem Escalation (CİMER) to complain, "People have been looking at us strangely since my husband is African. However, this is the first time we have encountered such a case of racism. We recently decided to move out of our apartment, and we found apartments we liked in Crystal Shecher.

We wanted to rent two apartments, one for us and one for my mother and sister. The rent of 1850 lire was just right for us. We went to a real estate agency to look at an apartment. But when my husband and kids were seen, the agency staff refused to rent to me. They said site management decided not to rent to even-numbered blacks as tenants. When my husband heard this phrase, he got very upset and left with the children. "

Nagehan also talks about the difficulties of other women of African descent in Istanbul: "There are many women in Istanbul, like me, who have husbands of African descent. They were all outraged. Unfortunately, we encounter situations like this. Prosecutors and judges should punish these people. "

Agency Crystal Emlak, speaking to the family, says the decision is not theirs. "We explained the situation when the family came. The site prohibits us from renting accommodation to people of African descent and unmarried people. We are an intermediary company. It's really hard for us to tell people that.

The administration of the apartment complex where the incident occurred denies the allegations, saying: "We have no such decision." However, multiple real estate agencies near the area say that Crystal Checker does not rent apartments to people of African descent.

Calvin Esembion said he was saddened by what was happening and would pursue the matter in court with his wife. "I work in a delivery service in Aksaray. I'm also a translator. I encounter instances of racism in the workplace. People look at things differently. But I was very upset by what happened near my family. I had my two daughters by my side. I feel bad that they saw the incident. I immediately took the kids and left the store. What kind of world do we live in? To divide people by skin color is racist. I consider it a felony. We complained about the people who told us that. My wife and I will pursue this matter in court. "