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"Fans wearing fezzes 'may offend'

The fez hat may cause offence to many Turks
Liverpool football supporters have been warned that wearing a fez in Istanbul next week may offend the locals.
Hundreds of fans have been seen wearing the traditional Turkish hat at matches since the club qualified for Wednesday's Champions League final.
University of Liverpool lecturer Dr Alan Greaves says the fez was banned by Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, in 1925 and is now a contentious issue. "

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