Zeytinli Rock Festival not allowed

The 7th Zeytinli Rock Festival, which has been held in the Burhaniye district of Balıkesir since 2014, was not allowed by the district governor’s office.

SECURITY AND PUBLIC PROBLEMS

The application of the organization company to the Burhaniye District Governorate for the Zeytinli Rock Festival, which was planned for 17-21 August 2022, was not approved. In the official letter sent by the district governor to the organization company, it was stated as follows;

“As the Million Production Organization Company, your request for the Kampli Zeytinli Rock Festival, which you plan to organize on 17-21 August in our district Ali Çetinkaya Mahallesi 2554. Caddesi No: 41, is based on the security, public order, traffic and environmental problems experienced in the Zeytinli Rock festivals you have organized in the nearby region in previous years. Considering the intense complaints and complaints made by our citizens due to such undesirable situations; public safety and health, the peace of the community, and the protection of the environment”.

REACTION FROM CHP YOUTH ARRANGEMENTS

Making a statement after the concert was canceled, CHP Youth Branch President Gençosman Killik said, “We know that the real problem is with the youth, having fun with them. Young people, for whom you have declared a cultural war by banning concerts, spring festivals and even graduations, will take away their right to entertainment. We will hold the biggest festival on the day we get rid of you,” he said.