Wednesday, March 22, 2006

The New Anatolian-Freedom vs. restriction

"Freedom vs. restriction
Yavuz Baydar

yavuz.baydar@gmail.com
22 March 2006

As promised in my last article, I will stick to the topic of conservatism in Turkey. The latest study by Hakan Yilmaz, a scholar with Bosphorus University, has been, deservedly, widely discussed in the media.

The study shows more than just the fact that Turkish society puts a lot of weight on the importance of family values, an emphasis on 'moderation' with tradition, and a tendency to support change in economic conditions."

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