Maxim Galkin
According to Deutsche Welle, following calls from the Turkish media and civil society organisations, the event was cancelled by decision of the local authorities. “The reason for the cancellation was an official decision by the Istanbul Governor’s Office prohibiting the event on grounds of public order and security,” the publication quotes an official statement from the concert organiser as saying.
The German publication notes that three days before the concert, the Turkish newspaper Yeni Şafak pointed out that, in its view, the entertainer was justifying Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip.
In addition to the local media, the “7 October” civil society movement also called for the concert to be cancelled, demanding that Turkey’s “competent authorities” cancel Galkin’s performance. Otherwise, members of the movement and other citizens intended to gather in front of the Istanbul Congress Centre on the day of the concert for a protest, according to their open letter.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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