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Friday, February 10, 2012

Turkish media demands apology for German spoof of Turks

Turkish media demands apology for German spoof of Turks

Hurriyet newspaper's Europe edition and the German Foreign Council have demanded an official apology for a German television channel’s “discriminatory” skit that presented stereotypes associated with Turkish immigrants living in Germany, according to the Süddeutsche newspaper’s website.

Hessian Broadcasting presented a character on its show “Frankfurt Helau” that was clad in a headscarf and made remarks and jokes that were meant to highlight negative stereotypes associated with Turkish immigrants.

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