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Turkey's diehard smokers vow to defy ban
1.       Roswitha
4132 posts
 29 Feb 2008 Fri 12:41 am

Islam prohibits alcoholic beverages and frowns on smoking.

Given that Turks' national drink, raki, is usually served with a second glass for water, Erdogan argued it will be particularly tricky for Turks to smoke outside as the law dictates: "You cannot go out with two glasses in one hand and a cigarette in another. This will interrupt conversations and spoil your night," he said
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/02/13/europe/OUKWD-UK-TURKEY-CIGARETTES.php

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=75c65685-4838-49c4-ac62-f4cc48393f77

2.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 29 Feb 2008 Fri 10:43 am

Quoting Roswitha:

Islam prohibits alcoholic beverages and frowns on smoking.

Given that Turks' national drink, raki, is usually served with a second glass for water, Erdogan argued it will be particularly tricky for Turks to smoke outside as the law dictates: "You cannot go out with two glasses in one hand and a cigarette in another. This will interrupt conversations and spoil your night," he said
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/02/13/europe/OUKWD-UK-TURKEY-CIGARETTES.php

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=75c65685-4838-49c4-ac62-f4cc48393f77


It says it will take effect next year..
We still have one more year though!
But, I am still trying to understand what "Islam frowns on smoking" means!! lol

3.       libralady
5152 posts
 29 Feb 2008 Fri 02:52 pm

Quoting Roswitha:

Islam prohibits alcoholic beverages and frowns on smoking.

Given that Turks' national drink, raki, is usually served with a second glass for water, Erdogan argued it will be particularly tricky for Turks to smoke outside as the law dictates: "You cannot go out with two glasses in one hand and a cigarette in another. This will interrupt conversations and spoil your night," he said
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/02/13/europe/OUKWD-UK-TURKEY-CIGARETTES.php

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=75c65685-4838-49c4-ac62-f4cc48393f77



I drink my raki with water in one glass or I just drink raki!

4.       Cacık
296 posts
 29 Feb 2008 Fri 03:06 pm

Quoting libralady:

Quoting Roswitha:

Islam prohibits alcoholic beverages and frowns on smoking.

Given that Turks' national drink, raki, is usually served with a second glass for water, Erdogan argued it will be particularly tricky for Turks to smoke outside as the law dictates: "You cannot go out with two glasses in one hand and a cigarette in another. This will interrupt conversations and spoil your night," he said
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/02/13/europe/OUKWD-UK-TURKEY-CIGARETTES.php

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=75c65685-4838-49c4-ac62-f4cc48393f77



I drink my raki with water in one glass or I just drink raki!



one glass for your raki mixed with water and the other glass just for water.

5.       libralady
5152 posts
 01 Mar 2008 Sat 07:10 pm

Quoting Cacık:

Quoting libralady:

Quoting Roswitha:

Islam prohibits alcoholic beverages and frowns on smoking.

Given that Turks' national drink, raki, is usually served with a second glass for water, Erdogan argued it will be particularly tricky for Turks to smoke outside as the law dictates: "You cannot go out with two glasses in one hand and a cigarette in another. This will interrupt conversations and spoil your night," he said
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/02/13/europe/OUKWD-UK-TURKEY-CIGARETTES.php

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=75c65685-4838-49c4-ac62-f4cc48393f77



I drink my raki with water in one glass or I just drink raki!



one glass for your raki mixed with water and the other glass just for water.



Why? I have never seen this on my travels in Turkey?

6.       Umut_Umut
485 posts
 01 Mar 2008 Sat 07:12 pm

Quoting thehandsom:

Quoting Roswitha:

Islam prohibits alcoholic beverages and frowns on smoking.

Given that Turks' national drink, raki, is usually served with a second glass for water, Erdogan argued it will be particularly tricky for Turks to smoke outside as the law dictates: "You cannot go out with two glasses in one hand and a cigarette in another. This will interrupt conversations and spoil your night," he said
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/02/13/europe/OUKWD-UK-TURKEY-CIGARETTES.php

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=75c65685-4838-49c4-ac62-f4cc48393f77


It says it will take effect next year..
We still have one more year though!
But, I am still trying to understand what "Islam frowns on smoking" means!! lol



Sanırım MEKRUH demeye çalışmış andsom lol

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