Sunday, May 06, 2007

The Epoch Times | New Secularist Protests Pressure Turkish Government

"New Secularist Protests Pressure Turkish Government
Reuters
May 05, 2007

Turkish girls chant slogans as the hold their national flag as they attend an anti-government rally, May 5, 2007 in western Turkish city of Manisa. (Burak Kara/Getty Images)
Turkish girls chant slogans as the hold their national flag as they attend an anti-government rally, May 5, 2007 in western Turkish city of Manisa. (Burak Kara/Getty Images)

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MANISA, Turkey—Tens of thousands of secularist flag-waving Turks rallied for the third big anti-government protest in a month on Saturday as conflict rages over the role of religion in the Muslim country's politics."

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