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AKP, MHP members call world-famed dancer 'naked whirling dervish'

Members of the ruling AKP and alliance partner MHP called world-famed Sufi dancer Ziya Azazi a "naked whirling dervish" after his performance during a municipal event in İzmir on Sep. 10. The municipality responded by saying that they weren't surprised by the bigoted and antiquated comments of their critics.

Duvar English - Members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its alliance partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) dubbed world-famed Sufi dancer Ziya Azazi a "naked whirling dervish" following a performance on Sep. 10.

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Azazi performed his latest project "Dervish in Progress" during a gala dinner for the United Cities and Local Government Culture Summit hosted by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İzmir Municipality.

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Attendees from the AKP and MHP condoned the performance for Azazi's combination of the traditional Sufi whirling with a topless outfit as part of his performance and called him a "naked whirling dervish."

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Responding to the critics, the municipality said that they weren't surprised by the bigoted and antiquated statements of groups who "failed to write a single word about the cultural activities of the summit." 

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