PodcastCrowd favorite roasted sunflower seeds banned on Istanbul beach to prevent environment pollution
Istanbul's Üsküdar Municipality banned roasted sunflower seeds, along with other shelled seeds, to prevent pollution of environment. A cheap alternative, roasted sunflower seeds are a favorite snack for Turkey's population.
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Roasted sunflower seeds, a favorite snack in Turkish society, are now banned on Istanbul's Üsküdar Beach to prevent pollution of environment, the district mayor said on July 7.
"This has been a tough but inevitable decision for us, eating sunflower seeds on the Üskudar Beach Line is now forbidden," Hilmi Türkmen said in a tweet.
Bizim için zor ama zorunlu bir karar oldu bu;
— Hilmi Türkmen (@hilmiturkmen34) July 7, 2020
Harem’den Küçüksu’ya kadar, Üsküdar Sahil Hattı’nda çekirdek yemek artık yasak. Bu konuda sizlerden anlayış ve işbirliği bekliyoruz. ?
Arzu etmeyiz ama yazılacak cezalar, engelli hizmetleri için oluşturduğumuz bir fona aktarılacak. pic.twitter.com/UpYwU0RK7N
Saying that any fines would be donated to a fund for persons with disabilities, the mayor shared a video of a man eating sunflower seeds on a bench with a caricature-sized pile of shells in front of him.
The man in the video is seen blowing shells at a municipal cleaning worker, throwing them on the ground and pouring them all over himself.
The public service announcement video says that all shelled nuts are forbidden on the beach.
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