国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkeys extension of smoking ban to private cars stirs controversy
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 28-- <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="stirring">stirring</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 153 <span word="liras">liras</span> (27 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="each">each</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Interior">Interior</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 150,000 <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bust">bust</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="over">over</span> 37,000 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> 169 <span word="sniffer">sniffer</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="CCTV">CCTV</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aksaray">Aksaray</span>, <span word="Israfil">Israfil</span> <span word="Akpinar">Akpinar</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stunned">stunned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reacted">reacted</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="sarcastically">sarcastically</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="courtyards">courtyards</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="then">then</span>?" <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="Demiroren">Demiroren</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="DHA">DHA</span>) <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="credited">credited</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shameful">shameful</span>."</p>
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