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[–] Xanvial 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is way oversimplified, basically Saudi Arabia forbid any images of Ataturk and Turkey anthem,

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it really that complicated? Play the game in Turkey maybe?

[–] Xanvial 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, they really should do that. But mostly because $$$

[–] specseaweed 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is it Ataturk specifically that’s a problem in Saudi Arabia? Was the problem a government figure on the shirts, or that it was Ataturk?