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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Pluralism in Turkey: A Fairy Tale

Pluralism in Turkey: A Fairy Tale
Wednesday, 17 December 2014 06:11 By: Burak Bekdil

"We would view an insult or humiliation against an Alevi citizen or an adherent of any other religion as an insult against all of us, and won't accept it." The powerful line is from a speech by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Nov. 23. So nice. If only the reality were not worlds apart from the fairy tales Davutoglu keeps on telling.

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