ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul authorities banned a planned performance on Friday of a play about a dictator, invoking powers granted under Turkey's state of emergency imposed after a failed coup attempt against President Tayyip Erdogan.
"Just a Dictator" is an extended monologue delivered by the ruler of an unspecified country about his rise to power. As the dictator speaks, chants of angry protesters can be heard approaching his residence, but do little to intimidate him.
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