"What The International Media Fails To See About Turkey
Published: 7/17/2007
BY ELIF SAFAK
ZAMAN- The world media is closely watching our elections set for this weekend. But that doesn’t mean they grasp what’s happening. They often use clichés in reporting on Turkey. They depict Turkey as being divided in half: Islamists and secularists. It’s as if there were two types of people in Turkey who never meet, speak or listen to each other. It’s as if they live on two different islands or are so different that they have nothing in common. Some of the Western media show Turkey this way and focus solely on the extremes. Striking photos accompany these clichés: Women in headscarves are juxtaposed with others wearing swimsuits, with the caption: ‘Modern Turkey’s dilemma.’ "
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