Istanbul cafe handed hefty fine after Erdogan scolds smoker

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Istanbul cafe handed hefty fine after Erdogan scolds smoker

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An Istanbul cafe was fined 6,000 lira ($2,680) on Monday after President Tayyip Erdogan scolded one of its clients from the street below for smoking and demanded the establishment be punished. The sight of Erdogan wagging his finger at the smoker as crowds of curious onlookers took pictures with their phones triggered a backlash on social media, with his opponents seeing it as evidence of an increasingly authoritarian nature. Smoking indoors is banned in public places in Turkey. "There is a penalty for this!" Erdogan shouted, pointing towards the second floor of the cafe. ...

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