Here's one for you.
Turkey's supreme court has ruled that it will go forward in a case banning the government's ruling party.
Short version - Turkey is secular by law - the AKP is seen as an Islamic party.
btw. this isn't April fools, it's been going on for a while.
Turkey's supreme court has ruled that it will go forward in a case banning the government's ruling party.
Short version - Turkey is secular by law - the AKP is seen as an Islamic party.
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=100594Ruling party to face closure trial
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
After close to five hours of deliberations, 11 judges of the Constitutional Court decide in a rare unanimous ruling to take up the case for closing the AKP and banning the prime minister and dozens of lawmakers from politics. The government is likely to accelerate efforts to find legal measures to block the closure
btw. this isn't April fools, it's been going on for a while.