"This ban distances not only a film but the entire festival from its meaning and purpose," Mubi Fest Istanbul organizers wrote on social media.

Turkish authorities increasingly intervening in movie screenings and festivals citing 'danger to public peace'

The festival’s host said the ban on “Queer,” which stars Daniel Craig, “restricts art and freedom of expression.”

Local authorities in Turkey's metropolitan Istanbul province banned a screening of the LGBTQI-themed movie "Queer" on Thursday because of concerns that it would endanger public peace and security. The screening of "Queer,