Thursday, December 24, 2009

Turkey sets an example

"Turkey sets an example

Under Erdogan, Ankara has made swift progress towards full democracy

* by Marwan Al Kabalan, Special to Gulf News

If former US president George W. Bush got one thing right in his understanding of the Middle East, it was picking Turkey as an example of democratic transformation in the region. In fact, there are plenty of reasons to believe that Turkey, which is moving steadily in the path towards democracy, would make a perfect example for the rest of the Arab and Islamic world."

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