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Monday, April 09, 2007

Turkish band faces jail for exam protest | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

"Turkish band faces jail for exam protest

Nicholas Birch in Istanbul
Monday April 9, 2007
The Guardian

Five Turkish punk rockers and their agent face up to 18 months in jail for insult after a bureaucrat took offence at their song criticising the country's unpopular university entrance exam.

The head of Turkey's central examination board, OSYM, Unal Yarimagan reportedly smiled when he first saw a clip of OSYM, Kiss My Arse by Deli (mad), a group from the western city of Bursa."

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