'Political' Turkish concert scrapped in Austria

The venue for a Turkish music concert in Austria cancelled the event on Thursday over its apparent "political" nature, amid an escalating row between Turkey and the EU.


Innsbruck's Olympic Hall said it took the decision on the basis of "information about the organisation of the event (on Saturday) and about the performing artists Osman Oztunc and Gokhan Tekin".

Guenther Platter, premier of Tyrol state in western Austria, said that the musicians "clearly belong to the Turkish nationalist and far-right scene and are close to the Grey Wolves".
  [dailystar.com.lb/AFP]
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