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Despite crackdown on Victoria's Secret, Turkey's lingerie industry still in fashion

The government’s TV watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council, fined two private television channels for supposedly endangering Turkish youth’s morals by showing the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show.
Models celebrate at the end of the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, November 30, 2016.  REUTERS/Charles Platiau   FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSU49P
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With their panties apparently in a bunch, Turkish regulators want to shove Victoria's Secret back in the closet.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) recently fined NTV and Star TV channels for running the lingerie maker's annual fashion show as part of their New Year’s Eve programming in a time slot when youngsters were likely to be watching. The RTUK was particularly concerned that such shows could harm children's “physical, psychological and moral development.”

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