Sunday, July 22, 2007

World keeps watch on test case for political Islam - Times Online

"World keeps watch on test case for political Islam

Michael Binyon: Analysis

The general election in Turkey is arguably the most important since the death of Kemal Atatürk, the founder of today’s secular republic. At stake is far more than the row over whether an Islamist can be elected president. The election will determine the nature of Turkish democracy, the identity of the Turkish state and whether a restless younger generation is prepared to defy the threats of a conservative military Establishment to launch the fifth coup since 1960. "

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