Thursday, April 13, 2006

President Warns of Fundamentalist Threat in Turkey

"President Warns of Fundamentalist Threat in Turkey
By Cihan News Agency
Published: Thursday, April 13, 2006
zaman.com

Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has warned against the threat facing Turkey's secular system from the rise in Islamic fundamentalism.

In a speech made to Turkish officers late on Wednesday evening at the Military Academy in Ankara, Sezer declared: 'Religious fundamentalism has reached alarming proportions. Turkey's only guarantee against this threat is its secular order.'"

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