Alcohol ban to fight COVID

Friday 30 April Following a strong increase in infections in Turkey these last weeks, the government has decided to impose a strict lockdown for three weeks. Schools and unessential stores will be closed, and the sale of alcohol will be prohibited. This decision caught the population by surprise. People don’t understand how banning the sale of alcohol could help in the fight against COVID. Consumers fear a long-term ban that could undermine their rights. They use the hashtag #Don’tTouchMyAlcohol on social media. According to Dogan Erkan, a lawyer from Ankara, they must not heed this ban since it has religious goals. According to the Turkish constitution this doesn’t act as a law. These last years, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried many times to reduce alcohol consumption. Alcohol taxes have been increased and it is very difficult to get a license to sell alcohol. The price of a bottle of raki, the national beverage of Turkey, has been multiplied by four since 2010. La vente d’alcool interdite pour lutter contre le COVID Vendredi 30 avril Suite à une forte augmentation du nombre d’infections en Turquie ces dernières semaines, le gouvernement a décidé d’imposer un confinement strict de trois semaines. Les écoles et les commerces non-essentiels seront fermés, et la vente d’alcool sera interdite. Cette décision a surpris la population qui ne comprend pas comment interdire la vente d’alcool pourrait aider dans la lutte contre le COVID. Les consommateurs redoutent une interdiction à long terme qui pourrait porter atteinte à leurs droits et utilisent le hashtag #Don’tTouchMyAlcohol sur les réseaux sociaux. Selon Dogan Erkan, un avocat d’Ankara, ils ne doivent pas tenir compte de cette interdiction puisqu’elle a des objectifs religieux. D’après la constitution turque, cela ne fait pas office de loi. Ces dernières années, le président Recep Tayyip Erdogan a tenté à de nombreuses reprises de réduire la consommation d’alcool; les taxes sur l’alcool ont été augmentées et il est de plus en plus difficile d’obtenir une licence pour vendre de l’alcool. Le prix d’une bouteille de raki, boisson nationale turque, a été multiplié par quatre depuis 2010. Héléna Source : https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-bans-alcohol-sales-as-coronavirus-pandemic-measure/a-57382148

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