Publication Date:
Fri, 2010-09-24 02:08
Culture Minister Ertugrul Gunay said
Thursday his government will seek the heaviest punishment for the culprits who
beat and slightly injured five guests drinking in the street outside the
gallery in Istanbul's Tophane district on Tuesday evening. Alcohol is forbidden
in Islam.
Gunay called on the gallery to the
respect family values of the neighborhood while also urging respect for
different lifestyles and their right to be and work in that area.
Turkey is aspiring to become the first
Muslim member of the European Union.
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