"The Battle for Turkey's Soul: Elites vs. the West
By Soner Cagaptay
Hurriyet Daily News, May 13, 2009
Turkey is an elite project; historically, large elite groups, i.e., mega elites constituting sizeable portions of the society, have led Turkey toward their own societal values and foreign policy choices. This was the case during the Ottoman Empire, the Republican era, and, today, with the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP."
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