"Decision to abolish headscarf ban hurts Turkey internationally
Europeans only have one main fear these days, and it is Islamism. Many believe that moderate Muslims do not exist, let alone moderate Muslim countries
Michael van der Galiën
As a foreigner visiting Turkey today, it is awkward to see how much has changed in only one year and even six months time. One year ago I visited Turkey and the country was relatively stable. Six months ago there was a controversy regarding how to elect the president of this great nation-state, but although it was a grand debate, there were virtually no protests. Of course people also talked about the PKK (outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party) and what to do about this terrorist organization, but one did not get the feeling that the situation was overly tense."
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