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January 20, 2011

Reuters: Dracula goes dry as Turkey's new drink rules bite

by Daren Butler
Reuters

ISTANBUL- Guests at the Istanbul premiere of a new vampire film were among the first victims of new curbs on alcohol that have raised secularist fears Islamic strictures may be encroaching on everyday life.

The rules, announced earlier this month by the tobacco and alcohol watchdog, tighten up licence requirements for serving alcohol, impose restrictions on alcohol marketing and limits sales to designated areas in stores.

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