Event celebrating national drink scrapped after complaints by Islamic groups,sparking outrage among secular TurksTurkish authorities occupy cancelled a festival celebrating the national drink, raki, or because of complaints by Islamic groups,causing anger among secular Turks.
The annual World raki festival had been scheduled to hold space on 12-13 December in the city of Adana. But the provincial governor axed the event after Islamic associations denounced it as a disgrace.
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Source: theguardian.com