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Tenants terminated without notice as dispute over alcohol sales remains unresolved
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Tenants terminated without notice as dispute over alcohol sales remains unresolved

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire Named sources In the courts
  • The operators of a Gießen tennis club restaurant refuse to serve alcohol because it conflicts with their family restaurant concept, while the club says members expect to order beer with meals.
  • The club terminated the tenants without notice and filed an eviction lawsuit, but its request for an interim order requiring alcohol sales was rejected.
  • The case has been referred to a court mediator, with an initial meeting scheduled for Sept. 8.

A Gießen tennis club and the operators of its restaurant remain at odds over a basic menu question: whether the venue must serve alcohol.

The tenants, who run a family restaurant called Gözleme-Haus, say alcohol does not fit their concept. The name refers to filled flatbreads traditionally associated with Anatolian cuisine. Club members, however, are accustomed to ordering beer with their meals.

The Rot-Weiß Gießen Tennis Club responded by terminating the tenants without notice and filing an eviction lawsuit. It also sought an interim court order that would have quickly required the restaurant to sell alcohol, but the Gießen Regional Court rejected that request.

The club appealed, bringing the dispute before a chamber of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court. That proceeding is now paused while the parties explore a settlement through a court mediator. The first mediation meeting is scheduled for Sept. 8, tenant Bayram Dalkilic said.

A court spokeswoman said mediation is intended to assess both sides’ interests in a confidential setting around a shared table. The number of meetings needed varies. Dalkilic said he hoped both parties could leave the first session satisfied.

I hope both sides can go home happy afterward

— Bayram DalkilicThe restaurant tenant described his hope for the upcoming mediation.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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