"The State Of Democracy and Local Administrations in Southeastern Turkey
Sedat Laciner-Director
Monday, 16 November 2009
Although it was the remnant of a multinational, multi-religious and multi-sectarian empire, the Turkish Republic had inherent biases against local administrations and minorities. Since the Ottoman Empire had disintegrated mainly due to the local uprisings and the local minorities the new state developed intense biases accordingly."
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