Controversial Turkish Surgeon Is Odd Man Out in Ergenekon Trial
By: Yasemin Çongar for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on August 8.
In today’s deeply polarized Turkey, where both the government and its opposition were once equally passionate in their dislike for George W. Bush’s policies, there seem to be no qualms about having adopted his Manichean dictum "You're either with us or against us" — the mutual distaste for nuance can be suffocating to mid-tone voices. So, now that the long-awaited verdict of the Ergenekon trial is met with clashing cries of triumphalism and revolt, hearing the occasional “Yes, but …” and “If only …” is strangely refreshing.
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