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Booze and Beats Don't Mix in Turkey

Bottles cut from music video; critics cite moves toward religious law

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Feb 28, 2008 6:47 PM CST

(Newser) – Singer Aslizen Yentur thought it was a joke when Turkey's top music channel axed shots of a wine bottle-laden table from her video. It wasn't, and now Turkey's broadcasting watchdog is drafting a bill to make scenes that encourage drinking illegal—supposedly to align with...   Read full story »

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