The Bar Association has opposed the decision of Interior Ministry decree calling for the establishment of designated “red street” zones for drinking. The Association used as a precedent the decision issued by the council of the southern Mediterranean city of Antalya declaring the whole of Antalya as a drinking zone.

The Association claimed that the “red streets” scheme was against the state of law, equality and the right to work covered under the constitution. In its application the Association claimed that drinking bans were being imposed by the municipality and such practises had shaken the faith in receiving justice in Turkey.