Thursday, May 19, 2005

Police urge Liverpool supporters to consider dress sense - Sport - Times Online

"Police urge Liverpool supporters to consider dress sense
By James Ducker

IN WHAT is certain to be the first of several appeals to supporters before the European Cup final in Istanbul next week, Liverpool fans were urged to be sensitive to Turkish customs by not wearing fezzes. Turks have regarded the fez, made famous in this country by the late Tommy Cooper, as insulting since the wearing of such hats was banned by Kamal Atat�rk, the founder of modern Turkey, in 1925. "

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