Speculation about the devices began to circulate in Batman province... Amid rising paranoia in Turkey, the gossip mill in Batman quickly turned the story into a more sinister one. The rumor that the city’s street lamps and roofs were full of wiretapping gadgets listening in on all of its residents’ conversations was picked up by TV stations and online news sites, creating a furor. (more)
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The mayor of an oil-producing city in southeastern Turkey, which has the same name as the Caped Crusader, is suing helmer Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. for royalties from mega-grosser "The Dark Knight."
Huseyin Kalkan, the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party mayor of Batman, has accused "The Dark Knight" producers of using the city's name without permission.
"There is only one Batman in the world," Kalkan said. "The American producers used the name of our city without informing us." (more)
