"Turkish Masonic lodges shaken by mass resignations
Until 1999, the goings-on in Turkey's Masonic lodges was hush-hush. They took the concept of being a secret society very seriously. That year marked the first time Masonic lodges in the mostly Muslim nation interacted with the public or the press, when they held observances marking 90 years of Masonry in Turkey."
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