Turkey’s emergency management body has rejected fleeces donated by Tuborg and Efes beer makers because they have the brands’ logos on them.

Local media are reporting that the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has refused to accept a donation of 2,000 fleeces sent by Tuborg and Efes.

AFAD reportedly refused the fleeces – along with scarves, berets, and gloves donated by the beer brands – because they clearly display their logos on them.

Alcohol has a long and rich tradition in Turkey.

However, since Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rise to the presidency in 2014, critics have accused him of clamping down on alcohol sales amid claims of creeping Islamism.

Journalist Cemil Barlas wrote online: “AFAD did not accept the donation of fleeces from these companies because they had the beer brand logo on them.

“When I first heard it, I said it was a lie, but it turned out to be true. This is a disgrace.”

Journalist Galip Vanli Ilhaner, who writes for pro-government newspaper Milat, appeared to support the move.

He wrote: “Tuborg and Efes are doing their PR. Today they are sending things from Tuborg and Efes; tomorrow, they’ll send alcohol and church bells.

“This is the ISLAMIC Republic of Turkey, not the USA. Make your donations following the religion of Islam.”

Temperatures are dropping well below zero in areas affected by the double earthquake.

Turk Tuborg and Anadolu Efes had not commented on the snub at the time of writing.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Pazarcik, Kahramanmaras Province, at 4.17am on 6th February. It was felt in nine more provinces.

Later that day, at 1.24pm, a 7.6-magnitude quake hit Elbistan, Kahramanmaras Province, and was followed by 1,117 aftershocks.

As per the latest update by President Erdogan, 14,014 have died and 63,794 are injured in Turkey.

Along with the casualties in northern Syria, nearly 16,000 people are confirmed dead.