Turkey's leader discusses a promise not yet fulfilled
Why hasn't Turkish government reopened Greek Orthodox seminary?
Turkish President Abdullah Gul meets Monday with the Tribune's editorial board. (Heather Charles, Chicago Tribune / May 21, 2012)
John Kass
May 22, 2012
Turkish President Abdullah Gul, in Chicago for the NATO summit, sat down with the Tribune's editorial board Monday and I sat in.
His largely Islamic nation, so often misunderstood, ruled by secular generals for decades, is now in the midst of a democratic revolution, taking the difficult steps of forming a constitution, balancing the rights of minorities and the fears of the old secularists about Islam.
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