Turkish politician’s speech taken off air

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Series Details 25.2.09
Publication Date 25/02/2009
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Turkish state television cut off live broadcasting on the 24 February 2009 when the leader of the biggest pro-Kurdish party, Ahmet Turk, began addressing his parliamentary group in Kurdish, breaking laws stipulating that all political speeches should be delivered in Turkish.

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BBC News, 25.2.09: MP breaks language law in Turkey http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7909242.stm

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