Fuss on alcohol clouds Istanbul music festival

[Quasar]

A Turkish association combating drug abuse and alcoholism has started a campaign to cancel one of Turkey’s biggest rock festivals because it is sponsored by the famous alcohol brand Efes Pilsen.

The Turkish Green Crescent (Yeşilay) appealed to the Istanbul Governorship to request the cancellation of the “Efes Pilsen One Love Festival,” which is planned to be held on July 14 and 15 at Bilgi University’s campus in Istanbul’s Eyüp district.

“Alcoholic beverage firms target the youth and aim to gain new alcohol consumers with such events,” the head of the Green Crescent Muharrem Balcı said in a written statement issued on July 10.
Balcı also stated that alcohol firms’ sponsorship of such events was illegal and that this was the reason for their cancellation request.

“This festival takes its name from an alcohol brand; it is completely against the law. These events make youth accustomed to drinking beer. We have given our warnings and submitted a petition to the governor. From now on the Istanbul Governorship is responsible for the subject,” Balcı said.
According to a recent legal regulation from Turkey’s Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority (TAPDK), alcoholic beverage firms can sponsor festivals or events as long as their brand names are not used in the festival’s title.

“We are not against young people listening to music, the universal language of music surely has positive effects on them,” Balcı said.

However Deputy Governor Ali Bakoğlu told the Hürriyet Daily News that they had not received a legal notification from the Green Crescent yet.

The festival will most likely go ahead as planned, Nihan Çağlayan of the festival’s organizing company Excel Communication said. “We have not changed anything in our schedule and are not planning to either,” she told the Daily News.

Balcı who is known for his zealous fight against alcoholic beverages and smoking also said that anything associated with alcoholic beverage brands should not be allowed into festivals.

The Efes Pilsen One Love Music Festival is preparing to rock Istanbul’s music lovers at santralistanbul and its organizers have announced the hourly program of the two-day festival. While Brit-rock band Kaiser Chiefs headlines the first day, the second day will see British alternative rock legends Pulp perform a selection of their top hits with all of their original members, after a ten-year hiatus from the stage.

LOCAL - Fuss on alcohol clouds Istanbul music festival

 

[what]

 

[Targon]

Muharrem Balcı, take a look to the face, no comment

 

[Killuminati]

zina = allowed (by AKP)
alchohol = forbidden (by AKP)

What kind of contradiction is this?

But making huge money over alcohol business (Tekel) they can do it good.

 

[TurAr]

Although AKP is in power for 10 years, i still couldn't get used to these kind of news. Its just disgusting... With the excuse of "protecting youth" they are imposing their beliefs on others.

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[Killuminati]

Although AKP is in power for 10 years, i still couldn't get used to these kind of news. Its just disgusting... With the excuse of "protecting youth" they are imposing their beliefs on others.

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Religion is not a individual matter. Who ever made it look individual is wrong.

 

[AKINCI]

You are living a %99 muslim country and probably you describe yourselves as Muslims but anyone doesn't act against headscarf ban. what a contradiction is this?

 

[Targon]

How do you know ? I'm againts the ban of the headscarf, but I'm also againts the yobaz minds trying to impose their beliefs and restricting the freedom of others.

 

[TurAr]

Turkey is -supposed to be- a democratic secular country. Although %99 is a big lie, it really doesn't matter. I'm against all kind of discrimination. Everyone should be free to live in accordance with their beliefs.

If the intention in this issue had been sincere (protecting youth), i would say nothing against it. But it's not!

And no i'm not a Muslim, but i'm not supporting the headscarf ban either.

The number of Muslims in Turkey doesn't change the fact that Turkey is a secular country. You people are the one who suffered from the discrimination, yet, let alone opposing these applications, you're supporting it. Indeed, what a contradiction...

 

[explorer9]

Turkey is going through a transition period, what i understand from the policies of AKP is that they do not want to impose their ideology on the Secularist or Kemalist. Their policy is go slow and and make people aware about the Pros & cons. They are focusing on youth and infants to turn the coming generations as more pious one.

 

[AKINCI]

How do you know ? I'm againts the ban of the headscarf, but I'm also againts the yobaz minds trying to impose their beliefs and restricting the freedom of others.

I'm just indicated CHP supporters. As you know while all of parties are against headscarf ban, only CHP and most of it's voters are espousing it.

Turkey is -supposed to be- a democratic secular country. Although %99 is a big lie, it really doesn't matter. I'm against all kind of discrimination. Everyone should be free to live in accordance with their beliefs.

If the intention in this issue had been sincere (protecting youth), i would say nothing against it. But it's not!

And no i'm not a Muslim, but i'm not supporting the headscarf ban either.

The number of Muslims in Turkey doesn't change the fact that Turkey is a secular country. You people are the one who suffered from the discrimination, yet, let alone opposing these applications, you're supporting it. Indeed, what a contradiction...

Wow all CHP supporters are against headscarf ban, am i living in another country? You are just barking and respect to your rights not for other people. I just wanted to show your hypocrisy to other Muslims here. You remember that you are Muslims but only writing in Pakistan forum not in Turkey.
Also i didn't said that i'm agree that ban. Don't try to use my words again it looks so cheap.

 

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99 % of Turks are Muslim. Let's pretend it is so, but in fact its not.

Anyway every male Turk I've met in my life drinks alcohol. In fact there are statistics that those provinces of Turkey that are most religious drink more alcohol per capita then the liberal provinces, those hypocrites. You see while apparently 99% of Turks are Muslims on official papers (where you have no other choice but to pic Islam as your religion, that why its 99%) many of those drink alcohol thats the reality.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

99 % of Turks are Muslim. Let's pretend it is so, but in fact its not.

Anyway every male Turk I've met in my life drinks alcohol. In fact there are statistics that those provinces of Turkey that are most religious drink more alcohol per capita then the liberal provinces, those hypocrites. You see while apparently 99% of Turks are Muslims on official papers (where you have no other choice but to pic Islam as your religion, that why its 99%) many of those drink alcohol thats the reality.

Drinking alcohol does not mean you are not muslim. What kind of logic is that? It is people's personal choice, whatever they want to do. I personally hate alcohol, that is both because Islam forbids it and because it destroys families, especially poor ones and i hate the stink. We can say those muslims who drink alcohol are not very pious but if they say they are Muslim, it is between Allah and himself/herself.

 

[explorer9]

Drinking alcohol does not mean you are not muslim. What kind of logic is that? It is people's personal choice, whatever they want to do. I personally hate alcohol, that is both because Islam forbids it and because it destroys families, especially poor ones and i hate the stink. We can say those muslims who drink alcohol are not very pious but if they say they are Muslim, it is between Allah and himself/herself.

You correctly put that in to words. How are you dear seeing you after a gap of few days?

 

[Zulkarneyn]

You correctly put that in to words. How are you dear seeing you after a gap of few days?

I am fine thank you for asking. Had some exam stress and still have ...