Hundreds of people flocked! 56 TL doner kebab caused a stir

It was announced that a portion of döner kebab would be sold for 56 TL, and hundreds of people flocked to the same spot. However, the wait that started to buy cheap döner soon turned into chaos with stones, skewers and fireworks flying in the air. Approximately 100 police officers were dispatched to the scene, and a helicopter also supported the intervention.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED

According to The Guardian, the campaign organized for the opening of a doner shop in the western German city of Dortmund witnessed unexpected events. The owner of the business announced in advance that he would sell doner kebab for 1 euro (approximately 56 TL) specifically for the opening. When the campaign attracted great attention, hundreds of people gathered in front of the shop.

After the crowd got out of control, the business owner asked for help from the police. While the shop owner stated that about a thousand people had gathered, the police announced that the crowd was around 300.

Since the private security personnel assigned for the opening were insufficient, approximately 100 police officers were sent to the region with helicopter support.

THEY THROWN STONE, BOTTLE AND FIREWORKS AT THE COPS

The police spokesman reported that bottles, stones, fireworks, electric scooters and chairs were thrown at the officers during the intervention.

Dortmund Police Chief Tim Frommeyer condemned the violent incidents. Stating that people who use violence against police officers cannot be described as "adventurous young people", Frommeyer stated that these people are directly criminals.

Frommeyer said that some people acted with the aim of attacking the police from the very beginning, and pointed out that this is a behavior frequently encountered in recent demonstrations.

Many people were detained within the scope of the events. It was reported that a stun gun was found on one of the detained persons. Proceedings were initiated against the suspects on charges of disrupting public order, damaging property and insulting.

The police did not provide information on whether an investigation would be launched against the shop owner. The business owner announced that he would donate the remaining döner kebabs from the campaign to a homeless association in the city.

DÖNER PRICES BECAME THE SYMBOL OF INFLATION

The business owner's 1 euro (approximately 56 TL) opening campaign brought the rapidly rising doner prices in Germany in recent years to the agenda again.

The average price of a portion of doner kebab across the country varies between 7.50 and 9 euros (approximately 421-505 TL). The rise in energy and food costs was effective in the sharp increase in prices, which were at the level of 3.50-4 euros (approximately 196-224 TL) until 2020.

Döner, consumed more than 1.3 billion times a year, has become one of the symbols of inflation in daily life in Germany. In the incident in Dortmund, this time it was not the fact that the doner kebab was expensive, but that it was sold unusually cheap, which caused a huge stampede.