Do you actually believe what you write? Similar restrictions are found in developed countries. Sure. But those countries all have problems regarding alcohol consumption and teenage drinking. If you look at volumes of alcohol sales, Turkey is one of the least alcohol consuming countries per person. In other words, alcohol consumption in Turkey is so small that we did not need these restrictions from a point of public health. Hence, everyone knows that these restrictions are clearly ideological. Moreover, there are such hidden clauses in these restrictions, which can make alcohol sale a partical impossibility. If you live in Turkey, you would know that there is, for sure a mosque, a school or something similar within 100 meters of each other. In addition, they made rules of granting alcohol sale licences so arbitrary that local authorities can easily not grant alcohol sale permits if they really wish to do so. You are right, touristic places are largely exempt from these strict rules and that is only because Erdogan cannot yet risk losing billions of dollars of revenue from tourism which Turkish economy needs desperately.
You are right, in a few major cities, alcohol can be accessed without major difficulties but I dare you to find a place which serves or sells alcohol in inland Anatolian cities.
When Erdogan himself many times repeated that they pass laws because they are conservative and they take inspiration from Islam, you are humiliating yourself by trying to defend and make it look like their lawmaking is fair and square.
And it is an age old stereotype that 99% of Turkey is Muslim. At least 20 to 25 % of Turks are rather loosely religious or hidden atheits.
Do you actually believe what you write? Similar restrictions are found in developed countries. Sure. But those countries all have problems regarding alcohol consumption and teenage drinking. If you look at volumes of alcohol sales, Turkey is one of the least alcohol consuming countries per person. In other words, alcohol consumption in Turkey is so small that we did not need these restrictions from a point of public health. Hence, everyone knows that these restrictions are clearly ideological. Moreover, there are such hidden clauses in these restrictions, which can make alcohol sale a partical impossibility. If you live in Turkey, you would know that there is, for sure a mosque, a school or something similar within 100 meters of each other. In addition, they made rules of granting alcohol sale licences so arbitrary that local authorities can easily not grant alcohol sale permits if they really wish to do so. You are right, touristic places are largely exempt from these strict rules and that is only because Erdogan cannot yet risk losing billions of dollars of revenue from tourism which Turkish economy needs desperately.
You are right, in a few major cities, alcohol can be accessed without major difficulties but I dare you to find a place which serves or sells alcohol in inland Anatolian cities.
When Erdogan himself many times repeated that they pass laws because they are conservative and they take inspiration from Islam, you are humiliating yourself by trying to defend and make it look like their lawmaking is fair and square.
And it is an age old stereotype that 99% of Turkey is Muslim. At least 20 to 25 % of Turks are rather loosely religious or hidden atheits.