[makmanalp]

This is a bit like one of those archaic laws like how in Staten Island, can only water your lawn if you hold the hose in your hand. No one actually gives a shit, and no one even knows that this was illegal in the first place.

Both Turkish Q and F keyboard layouts have Q, W and X on them. Everyone uses them all the time, always. You can't use them in your official company name, but that's usually not your publicly visible brand name anyway. E.g. "Biletix", a ticketing company (it was acquired by ticketmaster, but it was called that before the acquisition) http://www.biletix.com/anasayfa/TURKIYE/tr

I don't think the article itself is shooting for this, but the current AKP government is trying to spin this inane and pointless change as "democratization". If they want to democratize things and appeal to oppressed minorities, they can start by taking thought criminals out of prison.

[asdfs]

>This is a bit like one of those archaic laws like how in Staten Island, can only water your lawn if you hold the hose in your hand. No one actually gives a shit, and no one even knows that this was illegal in the first place.

Probably water conservation, as it prevents sprinkler use. My city had a similar bylaw as recently as 10 years ago, until a new reservoir was built.