"‘Islamic capitalism’ faces Kemalist resistance
[Orginally published in Turkish Daily News]
One of my primary school memories is of “domestic goods week.” Our teachers used to order us to bring all kinds of authentic Turkish products, such as nuts, raisins and figs, to our classrooms and eat them collectively to celebrate the homegrown wonders of our motherland. “Don't ever buy foreign products,” our teachers also said. “If you do so, foreigners will be exploiting us and our nation will become their slave.”"
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