Izgi Güngör

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Can rock music rid Konya of its conservative image?
6 November 2007

We saw that Mevlana’s philosophy of tolerance is indeed valid for Konya people, who embraced a rock music festival. Organizers say thet refreshed the city’s conservative image
Central Anatolia city Konya is full of contradictions: Although many consider it to be conservative, it ranks top in the country in terms of alcohol consumption. It should come as no surprise, then, that Konya hosted a three-day rock festival despite the popularly held belief that nothing happens in the city apart from (...)