"Turkey: Anger as TV links revered sultan to drink and women
The Scotsman [Edinburgh], by Murad Sezer Posted By: Photoonist- Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:02:26 GMT Istanbul ' Turkish protesters angry over the depiction of the famous Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent drinking alcohol and wooing women in a new television series threw eggs and chanted 'God is Great' outside of the broadcaster's studio yesterday A group of about 100 protesters, accompanied by a band playing Ottoman military music, marched to the offices of the entertainment channel Show TV, which broadcasts The Magnificent Century, in Istanbul's financial district of Levent."
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