‘Infidel!’ Ottoman slur raises hackles in Turkey
Thursday December 15, 2016
A Besiktas' supporters holds a Turkish national flag as she cheers prior to the Ziraat Turkish Cup football match between Besiktas and Kayserispor on December 14, 2016. — AFP pic A Besiktas' supporters holds a Turkish national flag as she cheers prior to the Ziraat Turkish Cup football match between Besiktas and Kayserispor on December 14, 2016. — AFP pic ISTANBUL, Dec 15 — The use by a senior Turkish official of a pejorative word meaning “infidel,” widely used in Ottoman times to describe non-Muslims, has sparked accusations of hate speech and fears of discrimination against minorities.
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