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    Zaman, Turkey
    June 1 2005

    Official Apology from MasterCard
    By Yasin Tuncer
    Published: Wednesday 01, 2005
    zaman.com

    Distributed for the UEFA Champions League final match on May 25,
    the Istanbul city guide's main sponsor MasterCard apologized for
    the insults relating to the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal
    Ataturk and Turks.

    A statement issued by "MasterCard International" on Tuesday, May 31,
    defends that MasterCard had no opportunity to intervene in the content
    of the booklet. The statement reminded that negative reactions stemmed
    from the Lonely Planet's Istanbul Guide. MasterCard apologized to the
    Turkish public for the unfortunate developments and for the fact that
    they did not detect the controversial text beforehand.

    They also noted that they were shocked by the excerpts in the book,
    said MasterCard Southeast Europe Director General Ozlem Imece,
    admitting that she had not read the guide prior to the news report
    that Zaman prepared and brought to the headlines on Monday. Claiming
    their reasons as they were busy with the preparations ahead of the
    final game; they paid tremendous attention to efforts for the positive
    promotion of Turkey for the foreign guests and that they had provided
    an unforgettable Istanbul journey for them, added Imece. She said
    their web site was hacked by the protesters.
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