Fictional boy detective Tintin has fallen foul of Turkish television watchdogs because characters in the beloved Belgian cartoons are sometimes portrayed smoking, newspaper reports said Wednesday.
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTUK) recently fined a private television channel 50,000 lira ($3,300) for airing Tintin cartoons that contained scenes with smoking in them, the daily Milliyet reported.
A notable offender was Tintin’s cantankerous pal, Captain Haddock, who frequently sports a pipe. More...
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