Syrian refugees deported from Turkey for 'provocative' banana-eating

[dalton99a]

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/syrian-refugees-deported-from-turkey-for-provocative-banana-eating-683394

Syrian refugees deported from Turkey for 'provocative' banana-eating
31 suspects were investigated by Turkish police on charges of "provocatively" eating bananas in social media posts.
By TZVI JOFFRE OCTOBER 28, 2021 19:42

11 Syrians were arrested and seven will be deported from Turkey on charges of "provocatively" eating bananas in social media posts after a storm erupted surrounding a video of a Turkish citizen complaining about Syrian refugees being able to afford "kilos of bananas," while he could not afford bananas.

The Istanbul Police Department has taken action against 31 suspects in total in the banana case, arresting 11, according to Turkish media. 11 of the suspects are still on the run. The suspects arrested were charged with the crime of inciting or insulting the public to hatred and hostility.

The case began with a video of a Turkish man in Istanbul complaining that he could not afford to buy bananas, while Syrians could afford "kilograms of bananas," according to Bloomberg magazine. A trend on social media began afterward, with Syrian refugees posting photos and videos of themselves eating bananas intended on mocking the Turkish citizen's complaint.

According to Turkey's Directorate General of Migration Management, over 3.7 million Syrian refugees lived in Turkey as of October 2021. Violent anti-migrant protests broke out in Turkey earlier this year after a Turkish citizen was killed in a brawl with Syrian refugees.

[abqtommy]

1. Thanks for this. I literally laughed out loud! nt

[MineralMan]

2. Provocative banana eating, eh?

I'll give you provocative banana eating. When I was in college, a girl I knew deep-throated a banana in a bar once. Now, that was provocative banana eating! It got her a lot of attention in the bar.

[cbabe]

3. I had the exact opposite reaction of horror and shame at

Turkish government sending people back to hellish danger..

[marybourg]

4. I was picturing a kind of sexualized eating of bananas.