"Turkish secularism
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
TDN editorial by Yusuf KANLI
Yusuf KANLI
With moves by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to ban altogether, or at least limit, alcohol consumption in cities to special �red light� districts, or ghettos, the increasing charges of cronyism and allegations that recently created police positions and other employment openings in state offices elsewhere were being filled or were intended to be filled by people supportive of the party, remarks by the premier referring the headscarf controversy to religious scholars and other such trivial developments have brought to the agenda once again a discussion on the limits of the �secularist� understanding in this country."
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