Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Paradise Post - News Features:'New' Turkey, mostly Asian, eyes Europe

"'New' Turkey, mostly Asian, eyes Europe
By Lowell Blankfort

The Middle East's largest country and straddling both Europe and Asia, crucial U.S. ally Turkey is undergoing big changes. Lowell Blankfort, a prize-winning writer and former Post co-owner, and his wife April have just returned from a three-week reporting trip there. This is the first of a series of articles.

The past has vanished.
Everything that was uttered belongs there.
Now is the time to think of new things.

- Jelaluddin Rumi,
Turkish poet (1207-1273)"

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