"Defending the secular 'faith'
By Stephanie Irvine
BBC Eurasia editor
Army Commander Gen Yasar Buyukanit sits beneath a portrait of Ataturk
The army sees itself as the guardian of Ataturk's legacy
Why is the Turkish army so determined to defend secularism, the separation of religion and state?
Secularism is fundamental to Turkey's identity as a nation."
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