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the use of the letters Q, X and W in official documents, including for people s names, used to be illegal in Turkey and punishable with two to six months of prison time. The ban was enacted in 1928 and lifted only nine years ago in 2013

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Fun Fact: the use of the letters Q, X and W in official documents, including for people’s names, used to be illegal in Turkey and punishable with two to six months of prison time. The ban was enacted in 1928 and lifted only nine years ago in 2013

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