Your 10 questions for Serap Ataay
How has the Arab Spring affected Turkey? What is the Turkish government's stand on the revolution currently engulfing the Middle East?
The ongoing transformation in the region emerged and developed as a consequence of the aspirations of the local people. They basically call for transparency, rule of law, political participation, freedom, constitutional reforms and better economic opportunities. From the very beginning, the Turkish Government encouraged the leaders of the countries in question to listen to the voice of their people and respect their demands. We are contributing and determined to contribute more to these countries' efforts to come out of transitional period by achieving their ambitions on the basis of social consensus.
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