Sunday, April 30, 2006

ID revolution in Turkey

Well, this is finally law. It should be a nice benefit for the believers here:

"The religion section on all identity cards will be left blank for those who wish according to the new Registration Services Act.

This new development for Turkish ID cards will change the lives of Turkish national in a revolutionary way. The act has been passed and published in the Official Newspaper and whether any religious affiliation appears or not on identity cards is now completely optional. Another development in the ID revolution is that any child born outside of marriage will carry the name of their father. Anyone aged 18 or over will be able to change the ‘religion’ section on their cards."
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