Why would Turkey have any take on tripe soup? Aren't they historically Islamic and avoided alcohol?

Getting a hot tripe soup after being totally plastered by binge drinking on shitty alcohol, in a sketchy midnight shop is a complete liminal experience. Being served by a friendly middle aged man that seems to easily understand your hammered words. Surrounded by other clients that are probably low level criminals. In a dark smoke filled room. And the return trip to your toilet with partial recollection of the previous day.

Although I must admit as hammered as I was the best patsa and sorba I ate was from a rather suspicious looking Romanian shop in Greece. I think that patsa alone could cure not only hangover but cancer. The only sign of that culinary blessing that was offered to me, was the unexpected Romanian flag on the store front that caught my alcohol riddled mind's attention.