"COMMENT: In defence of Atatürk —Ishtiaq Ahmed
Atatürk salvaged his country from being reduced to an Anatolian hinterland enclave and, above all, a client state of British imperialism. He also made the right choice by embarking upon modernisation and Westernisation instead of relapsing into the Middle Eastern quagmire of despotism, intrigue and Islamism"
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