Saturday, May 25, 2013

Some 100 People Kiss Today in Ankara Subway; Due to Subway Heads' Criticizing Kissing Couple

Dozens of couples locked lips today (May 25, 2013) at a subway stop in Turkey's capital, Ankara, to protest subway authorities' admonishment of a couple that kissed in public, according to the Al Jazeera website.

Some 100 people in the station kissed for several minutes in protest. Demonstrators carried signs reading "Free Kisses" and chanted slogans.

Earlier in the week, Ankara subway officials made an announcement asking passengers "to act in accordance with moral rules" after security cameras spotted the couple kissing.

The issue prompted an opposition lawmaker to question the ruling party, which many secularists fear wants to expand the role of Islam in Turkey, about whether subway officials were authorized to make such demands.

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