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Monday, July 28, 2008

The EU can strengthen Turkish secularism

"The EU can strengthen Turkish secularism

By Hakan Altinay and Kalypso Nicolaidis

Published: July 28 2008 15:16 | Last updated: July 28 2008 15:16

Has European Union officialdom taken sides in the clash between “secularists” and “Islamists” in Turkey? Many in the first camp seem to believe so. Europe seems to have become, they argue, the great co-conspirator against secularism in Turkey."

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