Turkey: scandal shortly before the end of Ramadan - minaret speakers play resistance song

After the resistance song "Bella Ciao" was heard from several mosque loudspeakers in the city of Izmir, the authorities in Turkey have launched an investigation.

• The resistance song "Bella Ciao" sounded from minarets in Izmir on Wednesday afternoon (May 20). Ramadan * is currently being celebrated in Turkey.
• Usually the minarets call to prayer.
• A hacker attack is said to be behind it.

Izmir - After several mosque speakers in the city of Izmir sounded the resistance song "Bella Ciao" , the authorities in Turkey launched an investigation on Thursday. The anti-fascist partisan song from Italy was heard in Izmir on Wednesday afternoon - instead of the call to prayer. Recordings of the hacker activity quickly spread on social media.

Izmir: Prosecutor opens investigation into hackers

Turkish religious affairs agency, Diyanet, confirmed the incident on Wednesday night via Twitter. A complaint to the police has already been filed. The Izmir public prosecutor's office launched an investigation into the unknown hackers and social network users who shared the action. According to the state news agency Anadolu, they are accused of "slandering religious values".

Ömer Celik, spokesman for the ruling AKP party of the Islamic conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also condemned the incident. The authors of this "hideous act" would be found, he assured.

Izmir, the third largest city in Turkey, is considered secular and a stronghold of the opposition party CHP.

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