Turkey tax takes spirit out of bar scene
The tax is one of the biggest blows to alcohol consumption by a government often accused by its opponents of eroding the pillars of modern Turkey, an overwhelmingly Muslim nation but an officially secular state. The blow was felt particularly hard in the Besiktas neighbourhood on the European side of the Bosphorus. Suleyman Gunes expressed frustration as he searched for customers during an evening rush hour this week outside the pub where he works. "It's not like it used to be. At this time of day... Читать дальше...