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Turkey’s Online 'Halal' Sex Shop Draws Ridicule, Criticism

The Turkish media's response to the nation's first "halal" online sex shop has been a mixture of criticism and ridicule.

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A screenshot from the website for Turkey's first "halal" sex shop displays its wares. — bay.helalsexshop.com

During last week’s Islamic holiday, Turkish media outlets widely covered the allegations in the American press that Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s top spy, had shared secret US and Israeli intelligence with Iran.

Then, an even more lurid story emerged: Three years after the "halal" online sex shop opened in the Netherlands, Turkey got its "halal" sex shop on the World Wide Web. ("Halal" refers to everything that is lawful and permitted in Islam.)

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