"Turkey – European Entry
TURKEY
Suleyman, Attaturk – Waiting for the trio.
Right behind Greece and nestling between the East and West, this giant of history with a collar of millennia of contribution to mankind struggles to its feet with amazing speed. Since the defeat of the forces of the massive and feared Ottoman Empire during the early part of the 20th. Century, one deep footprint marks the base from which this incredibly fascinating country seeks to launch its bid for world recognition once again. The footprint is the pledge to modernize and balance its conflicting ethnic demands in an attempt to offer a face unmarred by the bitterness of the past or unrealistic demands. The footprint also belongs to the singular Attaturk whose personality, grinding persistance and fruitful illusions, carved a niche for the country in the hearts of the people of the West whose doors had been firmly shut against it. Striding East and West across the mythical Bosphorus, it revives with a shudder that can be felt in every corner of the globe. Whether this movement dies at its point of birth is still to be seen, but the chances are that its modern founder, weighs heavily on the grateful conscience of a nation which bears the marks of internal strife and a religious friction brought about by the natural antipathy of the Muslim community for the style and what they see as, the cosmetic religion of the West."
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