"Degrading the Turkish state" Tourist threatened with prison for pole dancing on flagpole
A tourist gets creative for a social media video: the woman uses a flagpole with the Turkish flag and performs an acrobatic pole dance on it. But it doesn't go down well.
22.08.2025, 13:31
22.08.2025, 13:44
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- A tourist in Turkey used a flagpole with the Turkish national flag for a pole dance performance.
- The authorities accuse her of disparaging the state and the flag, which can be punished with up to four years in prison under Turkish criminal law.
- No information has yet been released about her nationality or current whereabouts.
A tourist in Turkey has used a flagpole with the Turkish national flag as a pole dance pole - and is now facing investigations.
The governor's office in the province of Nevsehir announced that the woman is being accused of "inappropriate behavior" that disparages the Turkish state and the Turkish flag. In the video, the woman in sportswear dances upside down on the flagpole, among other things. The clip was filmed in the Cappadocia region, which is known for its bizarre rock formations, and was widely shared on social media.
According to the Turkish penal code, the tourist can be punished with up to four years in prison. Nothing was initially known about the woman's nationality. It was also initially unclear whether she was still in Turkey.
