A website announcing the popular initiative ‘Yes to a kebab ban’ appeared in Switzerland a fortnight ago calling for Switzerland to ban the eating of kebabs in public places.
Launched by Swiss independent campaigner Daniel Graf, the initiative is actually a satirical comment on Switzerland’s move towards a nationwide ban on wearing the burqa in public – approved by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.
But many in Turkey missed the point.
On Monday Turkish newspaper The Daily Sabah said kebab masters in the country were cross about the “illogical” campaign.
Mehmet Kaçak, the president of a restaurant association in the country, told a Turkish news agency that the Swiss government should oppose such a campaign. Full story...
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Launched by Swiss independent campaigner Daniel Graf, the initiative is actually a satirical comment on Switzerland’s move towards a nationwide ban on wearing the burqa in public – approved by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.
But many in Turkey missed the point.
On Monday Turkish newspaper The Daily Sabah said kebab masters in the country were cross about the “illogical” campaign.
Mehmet Kaçak, the president of a restaurant association in the country, told a Turkish news agency that the Swiss government should oppose such a campaign. Full story...
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