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Turkey: Bars in tourist resort handed over to nation’s top Islamic body

Jun 14, 2014 2:39 pm By Robert Spencer

AlacatiAs Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s more violent coreligionists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria impose Sharia by force in Mosul and the surrounding areas, he prefers to impose it less violently and more gradually, by means of measures like this one.

“Bars in touristic resort handed over to Turkey’s top religious body,” by Turan Yılmaz, Hürriyet Daily News, June 14, 2014 (thanks to Joshua):

Some 22 establishments in Alaçatı, including restaurants and bars, have been handed over to the Diyanet.

Some 22 establishments, including restaurants and bars in Alaçatı, previously owned by İzmir Governor’s Office, have been handed over to the Diyanet by an internal commission.

The move has caused outcry, with local officials denouncing an alleged attempt to “impose a certain lifestyle” and warning the move threatened tourism in the town.

The Çeşme municipality, which Alaçatı is a part of, stated according to common practice, shops should be handed over to the local authorities when requested.

“But giving properties to the Diyanet instead of the Çeşme municipality is a very ironic situation. We will take legal action on the issue,” said Mayor Muhittin Dalgıç, from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).

Some 14 shops in the area sell alcohol and many remain open until the late hours of the night during the summer. Properties turned over to the Diyanet also include the Pazar Yeri Mosque, which was converted into a church-mosque after its restoration and is used by the two religious communities.

‘Similar practices in many provinces’

CHP Deputy Head Veli Ağbaba accusing the government of seeking to harm tourism in Alaçatı.

“What the government does is spoliation against its own citizens. Those who are aiming for only one type of people in Turkey are imposing their own way of living,” said Ağbaba, claiming that in İzmir province alone – a CHP stronghold – some $4.5 million worth of properties have been “usurped” from the municipality.

“The total of amount of the properties that have been usurped from our municipalities is over $10 million. We are now starting legal action regarding all of this. We will not only open lawsuits, we will file complaints against the public servants and governors responsible for these practices,” he said….

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  1. Guy Macher says

    Jun 14, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    Why would any civilized person vacation in Turki?

    • Angemon says

      Jun 14, 2014 at 6:53 pm

      Because they don’t know any better?

    • Gardener says

      Jun 14, 2014 at 8:07 pm

      It’s about the Mediterranean. Turkey is cheaper than most other Mediterranean resorts. It isn’t really about Turkey as a country or culture.

      • Brazooka says

        Jun 14, 2014 at 8:42 pm

        Portugal is definitely pretty cheap nowadays, and Spain isn’t far behind. If these people had any sense they would go there instead. And that’s to mention nothing of the moral aspect. If Germany had lost World War II, but the Nazi regime had survived after perpetrating the Holocaust, what kind of person would go there as a tourist? Going to Turkey is the same.

        • eib says

          Jun 14, 2014 at 9:36 pm

          +1
          I have not forgotten the Armenian and Greek holocausts, both of which were levelled against Christians by Muslims.

    • Sovereign Man says

      Jun 14, 2014 at 9:28 pm

      Türkiye as it is called in their language (notice the Latin alphabet – one of many modernizations instituted by Mustafa Kemal “Atatürk”) was for a long time a very safe and pleasant place to visit. It still is, but sadly, that may be changing. Secularism was dominant in culture and politics. In fact, in most of Istanbul (on the European side at least) and İzmir still are secular, extremely Western, and the picture of Atatürk still hangs above most doorways – headscarves and other signs of Islamic supremacism being less noticeable than in most of Western Europe.

      Türkiye may have an ugly history, and a potentially ugly future, but of the many countries I have visited, it is the one I have recommended the most. History abounds, with incredible ruins to be seen literally everywhere. The weather, nightlife, atmosphere, and prices are very inviting, and (in the Western part and Aegean coastal area) the people are wonderful, energetic, free-thinkers.

      The modern, secular class of Turks have strongly opposed the reactionary, Islamic AK Party (as seen by the numerous protests of late), but are outnumbered by the ignorant masses of Islamic drones from Anatolia who have been breeding like flies for the past 50 years (the same pandemic which is spreading across Europe). Do not discount and insult what remains of the once-free modern Türkiye, but mourn its loss, as what will replace it will be a terrible thing. If you have any interest in history, now may be the last chance to visit such amazing sites as Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Pergamon, Aspendos, Side, Priene, Milet, Hierapolis, Sardis, and countless others, as well as the truly unique and unforgettable Istanbul/Constantinople.

      • paul says

        Jun 14, 2014 at 10:01 pm

        It’s not like Sultan Erdogan is different, multiple pogroms against non-Muslims in Turkey occurred during “secular” governments too. Same Turkish wolves, now they wave Qurans instead of Ataturk’s portrait when they take your property. End result, non-Muslim population in Turkey has declined from 19% of total in 1914 to 0.2% in 2005.

      • BillG says

        Jun 15, 2014 at 3:08 am

        Very well said, Ive not been since the AK, but I would go back in a heartbeat. Been to 30+ countries, Norway to Nepal, Turkey remains my fav for the reasons you sight and some of my own. Regards, Wisconsin/USA

    • sidney penny says

      Jun 15, 2014 at 3:52 am

      maybe for the food

      yes it is also cheap

      it is exotic

      it has belly dancing

    • mortimer says

      Jun 15, 2014 at 10:33 pm

      “Why would any civilized person vacation in Turki?”

      Answer: misguided optimism, blinkered, willful blindness and politically correctness.

      The solution is to encourage Westerners to boycott this barbaric country led by barbarians until the Turks chuck out the supremacists and elect pluralistic, liberal democrats.

  2. Alarmed Pig Farmer says

    Jun 14, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    Some 22 establishments, including restaurants and bars in Alaçatı, previously owned by İzmir Governor’s Office, have been handed over to the Diyanet by an internal commission.

    So restaurants and bars in Turkey are government owned by the . And, as bureaucrats will, one agency is wresting control of assets from another agency. But in Dar al-Islam, the agency doing the wresting is the Department of Religious Affairs. Where governance intersects with Sharia law, the latter prevails.

    Yet we’re told that Islam is equivalent to other religions. But it’s not a religion, per se, it’s a religion + government + military. Let’s just hope the Turkish Army doesn’t have to spill blood to assist the Department of Religious Affairs in its crackdown on drinking there. After all, Turkey is our military ally in NATO, so U.S. troops may get involved with their boots on Asia Minor ground if the Turk Drunks put up a resistance to this.

  3. eib says

    Jun 14, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    Turkish tourism is on the way to the same emptiness Egyptian tourism is in now.
    Despise the west all they will.
    They don’t need Western tourists.
    Not if they have their arrogance and ugliness.

  4. MuslimConvert says

    Jun 14, 2014 at 7:11 pm

    More slander. But tourists from all countries of the world know that countries like Turkey or Morocco are very tourist-friendly.

    Try visiting China, see how the Chinese idolaters who are not People of the Book treat their visitors. Western tourists have confessed to me that they nearly starved to death in China, the food was that bad – while telling me that they always had good food in tourist-friendly Muslim countries. Muslims are friendly to tourists, even if they are infidels.

    • inMAGICn says

      Jun 14, 2014 at 7:20 pm

      “Western tourists have confessed to me…?” What a Catholic thing to say from a MuzzieConvert, and how generally arrogant. (“Quick Maude, let’s find MuslimConvert and confess about eating lousy Cantonese.”)
      And what slander did you find in the article?

      • Yokel says

        Jun 15, 2014 at 4:53 pm

        Don’t forget that the definition of Slander in Islam is different from the West. Islamic Slander is just saying something that someone else doesn’t want known. There is no need for it to be untrue to be slanderous.

    • Jay Boo says

      Jun 15, 2014 at 12:50 am

      If they choose not to serve alcohol, so be it.
      But if they choose to serve up Islam instead, that is poison.

    • BW022 says

      Jun 15, 2014 at 1:48 am

      Give it a break.

      I’ve been to Turkey, Egypt, and China.

      The only good think about Turkey was the ancient Greek ruins and country-side. The only good think about Egypt was the pyramids ( if you looked over the garbage piles) and our guide. Food was terrible, streets polluted, dead animals in the Nile, metal detectors in our hotel, and conveys need armed escorts. Three months after we visited… the museum was looted, the statues in Alexandria were covered, and virtually all tourism has stopped.

      China on the other hand was wonderful. The food was utterly fantastic. English signs, great transportation systems (high speed trains, cheap flights, buses, and drivers). I walked through major cities, subways, busses, etc. with zero fear. It doesn’t need armed guards at its tourist sites or metal detectors in the hotels.

    • Softly Bob says

      Jun 15, 2014 at 10:58 am

      I’ve been to China, was fed well and had a great time, whereas in Muslim countries, I met liars and people constantly trying to rip me off.
      Take your spin elsewhere – I for one am not buying it.
      As for the ‘people of the Book’ line, well there are only two peoples of the book, they are Jews and Christians.
      The only book that Muslims are people of is that tome of toilet paper known as the Q’uran.

    • eib says

      Jun 15, 2014 at 5:13 pm

      You’re no priest. Those who have confessed to you have mistaken the worldly from the holy.
      They are idiots.

    • el-cid says

      Jun 16, 2014 at 9:51 am

      Dear MuslimConvert,

      Slander? What a funny word.

      Are you so seriously deluded? No kidding Turkey is a great place to visit and the people are friendly. And, the food, like in CHINA, is fantastic.

      As a Muslim are you saying that the article is “slander”, i.e. that the government is NOT eliminating drinking establishments and the article is a lie? Or, are you saying that it is a good idea to remove any Christian (or God forbid Jewish) influence from Turkey? Are you saying that the trend towards intolerance of non-Muslims is a good thing?

      If NOT, you clearly miss the entire point of Jihad Watch. Jihad Watch is not a hate site. Jihad Watch is concerned about places like Turkey becoming centers of intolerance run by religious fanatics where the entire population is subjugated under religious terror like in Iran.

  5. tpellow says

    Jun 14, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    A Turkish viewpoint-

    “Losing direction”

    http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist/orhan-oguz-gurbuz_350262_losing-direction.html?

  6. Brazooka says

    Jun 14, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    My 8-year-old nephew’s grandmother (not my mother) wanted to take him on a sailing trip around the Turkish coast. Part of her motivation came from the fact I told him about Muslims and he repeated some of the wisdom I imparted to him, so she wanted to show him how “nice” Turks really are. To make a long story short, I showed him some of “Midnight Express” and he absolutely refused to go.

    • Brian Hoff says

      Jun 15, 2014 at 9:25 am

      Who gave you the right to treach hater to than child. You are guiely of child abuse so report yourself to the nearer police station.You have no right to ruin your grandmother plan. In where I live I find muslim the warmly and most friendly of people. I donot know where you learn your hater of muslim people.

      • Aardvark says

        Jun 15, 2014 at 11:41 am

        ” In where I live I find muslim the warmly and most friendly of people. I donot know where you learn your hater of muslim people.”

        As I thought. He is not from this planet!

  7. Salah says

    Jun 15, 2014 at 1:27 am

    Tayyip Erdogan’s days in power are numbered. The Turkish people backed by his army is able to save his country from these islamic thugs.

    • Yokel says

      Jun 15, 2014 at 4:58 pm

      His thought police have purged the army. I wouldn’t count on them coming to the rescue any more.

  8. sidney penny says

    Jun 15, 2014 at 4:27 am

    Erdoğan: “Turkey Is Not a Country Where Moderate Islam Prevails”

    The Turkish media (including Zaman and Anadolu Agency) carry accounts of a fascinating exchange yesterday in Chicago, at the Academy of Achievement. The panelists included former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, Bernard Lewis of Princeton University, Congresswoman Jane Harman (Democrat of California), and Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Chris Matthews of MSNBC moderated. The actor James Earl Jones gave a Golden Plate award to the prime minister.

    http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2004/06/erdo287an-turkey-is-not-a-country-where

    Gee people get themselves into a knot on Islam and Terrorism.

    “Islamic terrorism,” Erdoğan says there is no such thing.

    “Moderate Islam,” Erdoğan says there is no such thing.

    Terrorism did not have any religion, language, race or country, Erdoğan says.
    “Moderate Islam” is a term “detested by Turkish officials, and top military commanders in Turkey.

    “Radical Islam”, Erdoğan says there is no such thing.

    “Islamic terror “, Erdoğan says there no such thing.

    “Secular Muslim” Erdoğan says there no such thing.

    “Sharia law”, Erdoğan says we do not have that.

    “Immoderate Islam”, Erdoğan says there no such thing.

    “Turkey represents moderate Islam,” Erdoğan says we do not.

    Howard Australia former Prime Minister diplomatically clarified that by moderate Islam he actually meant real Islam.

    “There is no such thing as a moderate Muslim” Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad says. We follow the true teachings of the religion.

    Fanatic Islam” Mahathir Mohamad says there no such thing.

    “Liberal Muslims”, Mahathir Mohamad says there no such thing.

    “Real Islam”, Mahathir Mohamad says there no such thing.

  9. robjohnb says

    Jun 15, 2014 at 5:28 am

    Simples. ALL stop going to Turkey for a holiday. It will break the country.

  10. Baklavah Thomas says

    Jun 15, 2014 at 8:19 am

    Turkey is a nice country, nice food, and nice people but I can see the ambition of radical Islam creeping in. I hope the secular Turkish realise the scale of speed of the Islamist advance, they shouldn’t fail to recognise it like the Western Europeans. True, in Egypt they recognized it and in Syria too but in Western European countries it seems they failed to recognize the ambition, it is too bad!.

    • Yokel says

      Jun 15, 2014 at 5:02 pm

      Just as everywhere else, the radical Muslims here are outbreeding the secularists.

    • dumbledoresarmy says

      Jun 17, 2014 at 4:01 am

      “Nice people”.

      I have a suspicion that with the majority of those “nice people” the mask would rip right off and the Islam Program come snarling out if you did either or both of the following:

      a/ asked them to accept that the Turkish (and Arab and Kurdish) Muslim genocide committed against the Armenian Christians (and against the Assyrian and Greek Christians) within Turkey, is a fact of history…that it was, indeed, a genocide

      and

      b/ asked them what they thought of the idea of giving the Hagia Sophia back to the Greek Orthodox Christians – free and clear – to be, once more, used as a church, for the purpose of Christian worship.

      I’d hazard the guess that only genuine out-and-out apostates would be willing to consider either proposition for a moment, without going into meltdown.

  11. Brian Hoff says

    Jun 15, 2014 at 9:57 am

    In afew state than bar tender or owner can be arrest if than customer get dunk and drive than car than get oick up for driven DWI. It than old law not than new one it make sense.

    • Angemon says

      Jun 15, 2014 at 10:09 am

      “customer get dunk”? Is it some sort of basketball bar?

    • Aardvark says

      Jun 20, 2014 at 6:03 pm

      “It than old law not than new one it make sense.”

      Which is more than you do, Defender!

  12. Jay Boo says

    Jun 15, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    Honkey-Tonk Haters drunk on Islam

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