After Nemo's victory
Erdogan sees traditional values undermined
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) and, indirectly, the winning Swiss entry by Nemo. He accused the ESC of promoting "gender neutrality" and undermining traditional family values.
In comments following a cabinet meeting, Erdogan described the competition as a platform for "social corruption", as reported by the Ansa news agency. Erdogan praised his government's decision not to take part in the ESC since 2012.
Nemo as the first non-binary winner
Erdogan's comments came as a reaction to the Swiss victory at this year's ESC. On May 11, Nemo's song "The Code" was the third ESC victory for Switzerland since the world's biggest music competition was first held in 1956.
Nemo is the first non-binary winner of the ESC; Nemo says he feels neither male nor female.
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