CLASSICAL MUSIC FASCISM Following Aziz's comments, President Erdoğan said on January 8, "it is pure fascism to invite the president of this country to listen to Mozart and drink a beer." This comment however came right after a heated moment following multiple senior actors' remarks on the democratic structure of the country. Only a week before this statement, renowned actor Metin Akpınar had participated a TV show on HALK TV and said "fascism ends in one of two ways, either democratization or the leader hangs or gets poisoned in a ditch." This statement by Akpınar had been subjected to investigation over the last weekend before New Year's, allegedly calling for "civil war or coup attempt". The discussion started after this statement has gone so far as to being defined as "bringing legitimacy to criminal acts" by AKP vice chair Hamza Dağ, and pro-government newspaper Yeni Akit journalist Akif Bedir writing, "it should become a routine to behead those who raise their heads against National Will under the title of artistry." While Metin Akpınar has been taken to courthouse in the early hours of December 25, he was released with judicial control decision and international travel ban, alongside actor Müjdat Gezen who was accused of the same crime. RECLAIMING MOZART While Mozart had been deemed as "fascism" by the President, renowned pianist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Gülsin Onay has shared a video of herself playing Mozart's Turkish March with the note, "it can not be forced to be listened but it is really delightful" while actor Rutkay Aziz attempted to explain himself saying "is it me or Mozart who is fascist according to this comment? I just had commented on his visiting pianist Fazıl Say's concert." [embed]https://twitter.com/dokuz8_EN/status/1082771226584592388[/embed] PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN LISTENED TO THE TROJAN SONATA