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Sunday, May 06, 2007

Does Turkish govt have an Islamic agenda or not? » Kuwait Times Website

"Does Turkish govt have an Islamic agenda or not?

Published Date: May 06, 2007
By Christopher Torchia

Turkey's secular circles rocked the government by portraying its leaders as Islamists intent on imposing religion on society. But the ruling party, an advocate of European Union membership, has done more than most of its predecessors to introduce Western reforms to a nation whose identity seems split in two. So is there a secret agenda to impose Islamic law? Or are secularists stirring up fears about political Islam to win more power? In a debate fueled by suspicion and acrimony, there are no clear-cut answers."

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