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bluebird121

Dec 13 2006, 09:06 PM

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A job well done is worth celebrating, but Turkish Airlines say staff went too far when they sacrificed a camel.

To mark the last delivery of 100 aircraft, maintenance workers clubbed together to buy the beast - and then consume it.
Some say camel meat tastes like 'coarse beef'
The sacrifice took place at Istanbul international airport.

"They didn't ask permission," a spokeswoman for the airline told the BBC, adding that the boss of the offending staff had been suspended.

He will remain off work while the incident is investigated.

Camel is eaten in Turkey, while the sacrifice of animals - usually sheep - is performed during the Festival of Sacrifice, marking the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him to.

"But it wasn't anything to do with that," said Belgin Alisan of Turkish Airlines, which was last week accepted into the Lufthansa-led Star Alliance

"They went too far. We are really quite shocked."

Top-selling daily Hurriyet said 700kg of camel meat had been distributed among the workers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6175893.stm

I thought I had heard everything until I saw this news item..

WoopWoop

Dec 14 2006, 12:31 AM

Yummy.......Camel Curry...Hard to beat....

dash8q300

Dec 14 2006, 04:44 AM

You are so right woop! Those people seem to be a bit barbaric and over the top. That poor camel

Dash,

Hamilton

Dec 14 2006, 08:08 AM

Wow, talk about animal sacrifice

Didnt they have any other idea to celebrate, insane people.

HamiltonAir

Dan_Taylor

Dec 14 2006, 12:19 PM

Ummmmm, well that's a rather strange thing to do... but I see eating Camels is somewhat traditional - but still, sacrificing it over delivery of the 100th aircraft? Lol.

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Camel is eaten in Turkey, while the sacrifice of animals - usually sheep - is performed during the Festival of Sacrifice, marking the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him to.

I see the boss got the rap for it too, hah. 700Kg of Camel meat... nice!

morris542

Dec 14 2006, 01:58 PM

The media seem to be over reacting with this:

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Camel is eaten in Turkey.

If camel is a traditional dish in Turkey then thats no different than myself eating Lamb to celebrate my birthday. Why do they think that this is a big issue?

bluebird121

Dec 14 2006, 04:37 PM

QUOTE(morris542 @ Dec 14 2006, 05:58 PM)

The media seem to be over reacting with this:

If camel is a traditional dish in Turkey then thats no different than myself eating Lamb to celebrate my birthday. Why do they think that this is a big issue?

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The sacrifice took place at Istanbul international airport.

That is is the issue.. It took place at the airport.. There is a time and a place for this, and an airport, in my opinion is not the place.

galaxy

Dec 14 2006, 05:23 PM

Next time they could sacrifice Cyprus to join and to fly to the European Union .

ChillSpiller

Dec 16 2006, 01:18 PM

Where as the Turkey-Cyprus problem and them wanting to join the European Union is a different matter, I think it's not a big deal to celebrate a contract with sacrificing a camel. As how I understand it it simply originates from a religious aspect. It is not uncommon to do so on birthdays, weddings or even important business meetings. Different cultures different habbits - I think it is simply the media that is overreacting a bit. Let the workers have a Camel if they do a good job and it mite even improve their work in sense of motivation...

just my 2 cents

niko_future_pilot

Dec 17 2006, 05:50 AM

QUOTE(ChillSpiller @ Dec 16 2006, 06:18 PM)

I think it's not a big deal to celebrate a contract with sacrificing a camel. As how I understand it it simply originates from a religious aspect.

yeah i know... i dont get people who are like "oh those insane barbaric pigs".

people in the western world have to accept that their culture isn't the only or "best one"

its a camel. they didnt slay a fellow worker, their HR or CEO. we kill hundreds of thousands of cows every year. killing the camel isn't the problem, especially if they ate it afterwards.

the problem is doing it at the airport, which i agree is a bit much. i wouldn't want to be waiting for a flight and see a camel getting axed right out the window. although i doubt they did it in public...

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Next time they could sacrifice Cyprus to join and to fly to the European Union

haha yeah they could, good point... although Cyprus is far from being the only reason why europe doesn't want to accept them in the european union... they need to make a whole lot of changes. for starters, acknowledging the Armenian genocide.

bluebird121

Dec 17 2006, 04:04 PM

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the problem is doing it at the airport, which i agree is a bit much. i wouldn't want to be waiting for a flight and see a camel getting axed right out the window. although i doubt they did it in public...

I agree with Niko future pilot. I have no issues at all with different religions using animal sacrifices Just there is a place for this.

tripleseven

Jan 15 2007, 06:07 PM

QUOTE(bluebird121 @ Dec 17 2006, 12:04 PM)

I agree with Niko future pilot. I have no issues at all with different religions using animal sacrifices Just there is a place for this.

Sacrificing an animal at "concourse A" seems a little inappropriate at this juncture in civilization

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