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Why the Letters Q, W, and X Were Once Illegal in Türkiye

In 2007, the mayor of a city in southeastern Türkiye mailed cards wishing his citizens a Happy Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Shortly after, charges were made against the mayor … for having used an ...
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Journalist Acquitted after Using Kurdish Letters Q, W and X

A Gaziantep court has acquitted journalist Yetişgen of violating an old law concerning the exclusive use of the Turkish alphabet. Yasin Yetişgen is the editor of the local Çoban Ateşi (Shepherd's Fire ...