Mick Hartley

The Issue is Extremely Sensitive

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ition of the book a list of “Famous homosexuals and bisexuals in history” in which Atatürk was included. He also said that Arena’s request for a meeting with Ambassador Fuat Tanlay has been accepted, without specifying an exact date.

Arena also sent a letter to the embassy in which she said her government had no intention of insulting Atatürk. Arena’s spokesperson, Jennifer Wilquot, speaking with Today’s Zaman, admitted that it was “a mistake” to put Atatürk’s name on the list.

(Via The Brussels Journal)

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  1. DaninVan Avatar
    DaninVan

    A “mistake” or ‘imprudent’? Inquiring minds need to know…

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  2. dearieme Avatar
    dearieme

    Let’s hope that “Must have a Camel” referred to cigarettes.

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  3. Noga Avatar
    Noga

    s about their legendary leader’s sexuality. There is an implied commonality of sentiment here between Ann Coulter and Turks: they both consider homosexuality as insult material.
    Would the Education minister feel the need to apologize if it was suggested in a book that Ataturk was a Jew? Isn’t this apology a de-facto collusion with the intolerance towards homosexuality that is so rampant in the Muslim world? Dignifying Turkish anti-gay sensibilities with a formal apology translates directly into empathy with those sensibilities.
    If it was a mistake, then an apology could be offered for misrepresenting historical truth. But it appears that the apology is offered not on the grounds that it was a factual mistake but on the grounds that it’s an offensive suggestion.

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