Turkish official’s Ottoman-style circumcision triggers public outcry

Turkish official’s Ottoman-style circumcision triggers public outcry

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Özcan’s son was dressed as an Ottoman prince and arrived in the mosque on horseback, before sitting down on a throne surrounded with imperial decorations.

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