(ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, JUNE 16 - Censorship on ads featuring
women's bare legs in the streets of Istanbul raised eyebrows
seven years after a ban on bikinis incited widespread fury at
the municipality as daily Hurriyet online reported. Clear
differences between the original ads and the images exposed on
the billboards of Istanbul brought the interference with the
photos into light. Comparisons with the original frames reveal
that advertisements of several swimsuit, sock and underwear
brands are being clipped to hide female legs. A company
representative, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said
they had cut women's legs from the photos to receive approval
from the Urban Design Directorate of the Istanbul Municipality.
"Urban Design didn't approve our ads and after going there and
coming back several times, ads with numerous cuts left the women
legless," the company official told Hurriyet. Istanbul
Municipality's refusing to hang swimsuit companies' ads
depicting women in bikinis and swimsuits in 2007 had sparked a
great public reaction. The municipality has denied the
censorship, but companies have insisted on the contrary.
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