http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelpeck/2012/12/05/turkey-cracks-down-on-blasphemous-simpsons-episode/
Turkey has recently departed from its traditional role as a secular state. It's slowly becoming a tiger by the tail for NATO.
Maybe the Turkish government think that the Simpson's are real and not a comedic cartoon that rational people don't take seriously? Maybe they think their people are unable to make that discrimination and will copy Homer's antics? :o
Quote from: LongBlade on December 05, 2012, 11:45:30 AM
Turkey has recently departed from its traditional role as a secular state. It's slowly becoming a tiger by the tail for NATO.
Indeed. The direction they've taken the last few years has been worrying. Their naval confrontation with Israel over Gaza left a bad feeling in my stomach.