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The governor of the Turkish capital Ankara has announced (July 4, 1995) that he
will confiscate all the flags with the new city arms on it if they are hoisted.
The city council of Ankara recently changed the model of the city flag. This
flag first showed a Hettite sun, now a mosque. The change of the flag was
proposed by the muslim fundamentalists in the city council. In Turkey the
governor has to approve any change of the flag. A protest campagne has stared
against the new flag by some inhabitants of Ankara.
Source: NRC Handelsblad (Rotterdam), 5 July 1995, citing AFP (Agence France
Presse).
jos poels 12-JUL-1995