Tourist in hot water for pole dance on Turkish flagpole
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Tourist in hot water for pole dance on Turkish flagpole
A foreign tourist was on Thursday facing a criminal probe for offending "the nation's moral values" for performing a pole dance on a Turkish flagpole in the tourist hotspot of Cappadocia, the governor's office said.
Authorities did not say whether the woman had been identified and detained. Local media reported that she was a foreign tourist, but did not specify her nationality. The governor's office said an investigation had been launched into "this disgusting incident that tramples on the national and moral values of the Turkish nation."
A foreign tourist who briefly pole-danced from a flagpole in Turkey faces a potential prison sentence. Authorities have filed a case alleging she offended the country's "moral values."
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