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Why are Turkish women posting photos of themselves laughing on Twitter?

Culture

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc has said in a speech that women should not laugh loudly in public. The Turks though, have been laughing out loud in reaction to the comment.Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc has said in a speech that women should not laugh loudly in public. The Turks though, have been laughing out loud in reaction to the comment.

Ayse Diskaya, second from the right, laughs with another protester in Gezi Park near Taksim Square in central Istanbul June 10, 2013.

Don’t laugh. Are women the biggest threat to Turkish morality?

Global Scan

UN says, flat out, chemical weapons used in Syria

Global Politics
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the news media after briefing the Security Council on a new U.N. report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. (Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

UN Says ‘Unequivocally’ Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria

Conflict & Justice

Turkish government wants Syrian intervention, though most Turks oppose

Global Politics

Turkish Government Wants to Bomb Syria: Turks Opposed

Global Politics

Turkish officials relish the possibility of the US finally getting involved in the Syrian conflict, though Ankara says it’s more than willing to take matters into its own hands.