Monday, June 25, 2007

Turks are Turks - Turkish Daily News Jun 25, 2007

"Turks are Turks
Monday, June 25, 2007

QUENTIN POULSENINTERMEDIATE

'Biz bize benzeriz,' Atatürk used to say. 'We are like ourselves.'

It is a mistake, I believe, to say Turkey is European, or Asian, or Middle Eastern.

Its geography includes all of these. But its culture can only be called Turkish.

The political system is like that of Western Europe, the military and police seem more Eastern European, and the main religion is from the Middle East."

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