Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Turkish turbulence - Editorials/Op-Ed - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

"Turkish turbulence

TODAY'S COLUMNIST
By Tulin Daloglu
April 17, 2007

Islamists in Turkey are calling for a debate about secularism, but perhaps Turks themselves should first have a debate about what democracy means. Soon Turkey may have its first Islamist president; Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to announce his presidential candidacy within a week. Never before has a presidential candidacy been so controversial. "

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