The advertisement about Turkey broadcast by the 22nd channel of Saint Petersburg which si aimed at attracting tourists’ attention has aroused a great scandal and an action was brought against it.
The point is that dervishes are dancing on Jesus Christ’s body in the advertisement and their clothes resemble those of the Turkish Mavlav Order. By the way, the activity of the dervish orders has been prohibited in Turkey since 1925 and only the zikr-dance of the dervishes has preserved as a part of national culture.
A group of Armenian activists living in St. Petersburg have recently brought an action against the advertisement. The plaintiffs claim that the TV Company puts its reputation and dignity into doubt while broadcasting such advertisement. Experts have also expressed their opinion on this score, “The part of the advertisement where dervishes are dancing on Jesus Christ is humiliating and it harms Christian dignity and honour.”
The conclusion was presented in the South-Western regional centre of legal investigation of RF Justice Ministry.
Artak Alexanyan, an Armenian activist claims that it is abusive when Turkey invites tourists and shows them “architectural monuments which they captured after annihilating their neighbours and occupying their territories,” informs “Yerkramas” newspaper.
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