Kurds forbidden to spell 'whey.'

October 25, 2005

1 Min Read
Mind Your Ws & Qs

NOON -- File this CNN.com story under "Now they've gone too far!"

  • A Turkish court has fined 20 people for using the letters Q and W on placards at a Kurdish new year celebration, under a law that bans use of characters not in the Turkish alphabet, rights campaigners said.

— Larry, Attaq Monqey, Light Reading

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