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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

The New Anatolian-Change of style, or change of attitude? Turkey at a crossroads

"Change of style, or change of attitude? Turkey at a crossroads
Mete Belovacikli

metebelovacikli@thenewanatolian.com
30 August 2006

The changing of the guard in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), which has been much speculated about for quite a while, wrapped up this week.

Although the statements made at the handover ceremonies were dominated by debates over Turkey contributing troops to a peacekeeping force in Lebanon and the sensitivities about secularism and fundamentalism, the debates behind the scenes were about whether Turkey will change its general policies or not. "

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