"Yes, it's a concrete step, but it's a small step, " said Hugh Pope, senior Turkey analyst with the International Crisis Group, an organization that advises on conflict mediation.

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That's why many of the genre's leading men, such as Hugh Laurie (No. 9), are parlaying their small-screen appeal into other ventures, be it film projects, endorsement deals or producer gigs.

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Sir Hugh said that if "one looks at the number of people dealt with by the HET, it is small money compared to other methods of resolution which are hugely expensive".

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