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.