Turkey's Erdogan threatens to 'ban the ban' on his electoral film


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  • Thursday, 20 Mar 2014

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (L) attends a ceremony marking the 99th anniversary of the end of the Gallipoli campaign in Gallipoli, March 18, 2014, as he is flanked by officials. REUTERS/Stringer

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to "ban a ban" imposed on his party's main campaign video after electoral authorities blocked it for misusing national symbols.

The Supreme Electoral Board said the use of the red Turkish flag in the slickly produced minute-long advert, which has appeared on major TV channels, websites and social media, breached campaign guidelines for the March 30 municipal elections.

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