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The famous quote “good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere” apparently needs an update: Cheerleader girls do not go where the Turkish prime minister is going, writes the Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review.
Performances Sunday night by the Ukrainian dance group Khimki Girls were not allowed to continue as planned after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife showed up at the FIBA 2010 World Basketball Championship match between Turkey and Russia at the Ankara Arena, the Dogan news agency reported, implying a connection between the two events.
The Hurriyet tried to contact officials with FIBA and the local organizing committee for their response, but they were unavailable to make an immediate comment on the issue.
Four Turkish cities, Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Kayseri, are hosting matches for the FIBA 2010 World Basketball Championship, the biggest event on the sport’s annual schedule.