Politics · Turkey · 8 hrs ago
Legal challenge urged over alcohol sales ban near Fenerbahçe stadium
Istanbul’s sports security board banned alcohol sales at licensed shops, markets and kiosks around Chobani Stadium in Kadıköy on Fenerbahçe match days.
The ban runs from each match’s start until it ends.
The board says it is a measure for match days, but the decision has prompted debate over which public body can impose such restrictions.
Lawyer Hande Özgen argues the board can set the number of municipal officers assigned to stop mobile alcohol sales, but cannot restrict licensed businesses.
She says the decision oversteps the board’s authority and enters the municipality’s remit.
Özgen says affected shop operators, particularly liquor-store owners, should file lawsuits to have the decision overturned.
The reports do not say whether any businesses have filed a case or whether the ban will change.
The Istanbul Provincial Sports Security Board banned alcohol sales at licensed shops near Fenerbahçe’s Chobani Stadium on match days.
The ban applies to liquor stores, markets and buffets from the start of a match until it ends.
Lawyer Hande Özgen said the board lacks authority to restrict the commercial activity of fixed, licensed businesses.
She argued the decision exceeds the board’s powers and encroaches on the municipality’s authority.
Özgen urged affected business owners, especially liquor store operators, to file lawsuits seeking to overturn the decision.
- Who
- The Istanbul Provincial Sports Security Board imposed the ban; lawyer Hande Özgen called for affected businesses to challenge it.
- What
- Alcohol sales were banned at liquor stores, markets and buffets near the stadium during matches. Özgen said the board lacked authority to restrict licensed businesses.
- When
- On match days, from the start of a match until it ends.
- Where
- Around Chobani Stadium in Kadıköy, Istanbul.
- Why
- The board described the ban as a match-day measure. Özgen said it exceeded the board’s authority and entered the municipality’s jurisdiction.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Istanbul Provincial Sports Security Board decided to ban alcohol sales near Chobani Stadium during matches.
Cumhuriyet and T24 reported the ban and Hande Özgen’s legal objections.
Sözcü reported Özgen’s call for affected businesses to file lawsuits.
- Location
- Chobani Stadium, Kadıköy, Istanbul
- Affected businesses
- Liquor stores, markets and buffets
- Ban period
- From match start until match end
- Decision-making body
- Istanbul Provincial Sports Security Board
- Lawyer calling for challenges
- Hande Özgen
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