"Turkey, free and independent
Planted by Professor Matthew Søberg Shugart, Head Orchardist
Planted in: VOTES, Eurasia & Mediterranean, Islamic countries
I have been watching the crisis over the election of a president of Turkey with considerable interest. The following remark by a young woman at the protests earlier this week against the ruling party’s candidate nicely summarizes the unusual dimensions of Turkish politics:
We, the free women of Turkey, do not want the hijab. We want to be like the European females, but we do not want to join the European Union. We want Turkey to stay free and independent."
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