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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Turkey's PM threatens theatres after actor 'humiliates' daughter | World news | The Guardian

Turkey's PM threatens theatres after actor 'humiliates' daughter

Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemns 'despotic arrogance' of intellectuals and says he will cut state funding

In a tale which could have come straight from the time of the sultans, when one wrong word could seal your fate, the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is threatening to withdraw state support from the country's theatres after his daughter said she was insulted by an actor during a play.

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