Turkish minister says 'camel wasn't enough'
{{date|December 21, 2006}}
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[[Image:The story of the smiling camel.jpg|thumb|left]]
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Wikinews reported previously that after finding out that he will not have to service a troublesome brand of British-made planes, {{w|RJ-100}}, at the airport, Şükrü Can, the manager of {{w|Turkish Airlines}} (THY) maintenance service, slaughtered a [[camel]] right on the {{wikt|tarmac}} of {{w|Istanbul}}'s [[Ataturk Airport]].

The Transportation Minister of Turkey, Mr. Binali Yıldırım commented yesterday (Dec 20th) on the incident in a parliament session, backing the slaughter of a camel by THY's personnel. He said
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The where and when of this was wrong. It demonstrates that our friends [THY personnel] were so fed up with these planes, they thought the only way to get rid of such a bad contract was to chop a camel. However, if they did this in a closed space and as a proper sacrifice, it would have been better. 
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==Related news==
*{{Wikinews|title=Camel sacrificed at major Turkish airport|date=December 16, 2006}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/5652129.asp?m=1|title=O uçaklardan kurtulmak için deve bile az gelir (A camel isn't enough for getting rid of those planes)|author=|pub=Hürriyet|date=Dec 21, 2006}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.binaliyildirim.com.tr/ Mr. Binali Yıldırım's Home Page]
*[http://www.binaliyildirim.com.tr/ziyaretci/yaz.php Mr. Binali Yıldırım's Guest Book]
*[http://www.thy.com/ Turkish Airlines Home Page]

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Wikinews reported previously that after finding out that he will not have to service a troublesome brand of British-made planes, Turkish Airlines (THY) maintenance service, slaughtered a camel right on the  of 's Ataturk Airport.

The Transportation Minister of Turkey, Mr. Binali Yıldırım commented yesterday (Dec 20th) on the incident in a parliament session, backing the slaughter of a camel by THY's personnel. He said
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