Turkey moves to restrict alcohol sales in sign of politicized religious debate
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While the moves do signal an increasingly conservative government, they're not too different from laws in many European countries and U.S. states that limit where and when alcohol can be purchased.
Turkey is to restrict the sale and advertising of alcohol, prompting outcry from citizens concerned about the creeping Islamisation of the country.
Members of Turkey's Islamist-leaning government, led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have approved legislation, which is awaiting presidential approval, which will see the sale of alcohol in shops prohibited from 10pm to 6am.
Although similar restrictions are in place in some European countries, including Britain, the legislation also bans the advertising of alcohol. Broadcasters will even need to blur out bottles and glasses of alcohol consumed by TV characters.
Alcoholic beverage companies will also not be allowe
