Red no's day
May 4th 2013, 19:49 by A.Z. | ISTANBUL
NO RED lipstick, no red nail polish. These are the new rules for flight attendants on Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY). The ban has provoked a furore among secular Turks, who fret that under the ruling, Islam-rooted Justice and Development (AK) party, Ataturk’s cherished Republic is hurtling towards religious rule. “This is perversion,” fumed Gursel Tekin, a member of parliament for the main opposition, pro-secular Republican People’s Party. Pouting and crimson-lipped ladies posted pictures of themselves on Twitter in protest.
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