Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Turkey Related Subjects => Turkey Discussion Forum (Not Calis specifically) => Topic started by: nichola on June 14, 2014, 15:54:01 PM

Title: What's all this about then?
Post by: nichola on June 14, 2014, 15:54:01 PM

Bars and restaurants in the tourist resort Alaçatı popular with Turkish holiday makers handed over to religious organization  ???

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?pageID=238&nID=67784&NewsCatID=349

Title: Re: What's all this about then?
Post by: nichola on June 14, 2014, 16:01:54 PM

And this... Women's legs censored

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?pageID=238&nID=67787&NewsCatID=341

Title: Re: What's all this about then?
Post by: JohnF on June 14, 2014, 18:12:53 PM

Quote from: nichola on June 14, 2014, 15:54:01 PM

Bars and restaurants in the tourist resort Alaçatı popular with Turkish holiday makers handed over to religious organization  ???

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?pageID=238&nID=67784&NewsCatID=349

Nobody quite knows yet - its all a bit curious.  I was told that it was a form of "payback" to areas that voted CHP or MHP, but the exact nature of what the outcome will be is yet to be seen.  The less we have the Diyanet meddling in local affairs the better, scurrilous bunch of hypocrites that they are...

JF