The municipality of Arguvan (7,575 inhabitants in 2016; 104,700 ha) is
located 80 km north of Malatya.
Ivan Sache, 6 October 2017
Flag of Arguvan
The flag of Arguvan (photo) is white with the municipality's emblem. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".
The emblem recalls that Arguvan is the site of an international folk
music festival.
An investigation was opened against folk music artist Kutsal Evcimen
because of insulting Prime Minister of the time Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
with the folk song Satın Eşek Sıpaları he sang and with the speech he made during Malatya 11th International Arguvan Folk Music Festival.
Giving a testimony within the scope of the investigation, Evcimen
indicated that the related folk song was composed 30 years ago by Rıza
Karahan, saying "there is simile and metaphor in folk music. There is
absolutely no personal discourse. There is no insult in any song I sing,
or any speech I make. The AKP government oppresses everyone who doesn't think the way they do, and puts them on trial."
[Freedom of Expression Weekly Bulletin, No. 3/15, 16 January 2015]
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