"Pamuk: Islamists in Turkey more respectful to democracy than secularists
Hosted by BBC Radio 3 on Wednesday evening, Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk commented that Turkey has been witnessing a struggle between moderate Islamist politicians and the proponents of secularism for the last 10 years. Avoiding political questions directed by the British writer Kenan Malik, Pamuk remarked: “Turkey has been dealing with the hassle between the moderate Islamist politicians, making efforts for Turkey’s adherence to the EU, and the proponents of secularism, aiming at gaining the support of the Turkish Armed Forces [TSK], for about 10 years now.” The remarks, translated into Turkish, were carried by the Anatolia news agency."
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