18.06.2025 20:20
One of Turkey's popular holiday destinations, Marmaris, is facing a series of scandals. The so-called dance shows that take place in entertainment venues have now moved to tour boats. In footage shared from a tour boat that takes tourists around, a man wearing an 'apron' was seen displaying inappropriate movements and behaviors that disturbed the tourists.
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One of Turkey's favorite holiday destinations, Marmaris, has once again come under fire with images that have become a hot topic on social media.
IT HAS ALSO MOVED TO TOUR BOATS
Obscene shows carried out under the name of "entertainment" have now moved to tour boats.
DISGUSTING IMAGES
In the images shared from a tour boat that was showing tourists around, a man wearing an 'apron' was seen making inappropriate movements and exhibiting behaviors that disturbed the tourists.
MINISTER YERLİKAYA: THESE IMAGES ARE UNACCEPTABLE
On the other hand, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya made a statement on social media regarding the controversial images, announcing that he has assigned the Deputy Minister of Interior, the General Director of Security, and the Deputy Commander of the Gendarmerie General Command to address the issue.
Yerlikaya stated in his announcement: "In 2024, we hosted more than 62 million tourists. Our tourism sector is the shining star of our country. However, recently, there have been images on social media from some businesses that have caused outrage among our people. These images are absolutely unacceptable! I have assigned our Deputy Minister, our General Director of Security, and our Deputy Commander of the Gendarmerie General Command regarding this issue. We absolutely do not want such images to occur again.
“INSPECTIONS WILL CONTINUE UNINTERRUPTED AND DECISIVELY”
For this purpose, a meeting will be held tomorrow in Muğla, coordinated by our Deputy Minister, with the participation of our Governors and security units, regarding 'the measures and inspections to be taken.' Our police and gendarmerie will continue their inspections on land; our Coast Guard Command will carry out inspections at sea uninterruptedly and decisively. The results of the inspections will be transparently announced to the public."
Minister Yerlikaya's statement is as follows;
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