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Turkish tattoo artist Danny Garcia in his Istanbul tattoo parlor.

A Turkish businessman honors Ataturk — by offering free tattoos of his signature

Arts, Culture & Media

Artist Danny Garcia is part of the movement to honor Turkey’s modern-day founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, on the anniversary of his death. But this year, just one person took up his offer of a free tattoo of Ataturk’s signature. And that may be a sign of a cultural shift.

Some Turks reconsidering Arabic connection to Turkish language

Global Politics

Pakistani scholars concerned that Urdu script being lost to technology

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