Thursday, September 16, 2010

Asli Aydintasbas: In Turkey, a Red-Blue Divide - WSJ.com

"In Turkey, a Red-Blue Divide
The prime minister wins a referendum but gets booed at a basketball game.

BY ASLI AYDINTASBAS

Istanbul

It's a familiar story for Americans. A divided map, red states versus blue states, with the liberal, secular and more affluent coastline pitted against the conservative heartland. But I'm talking about Turkey, where the results of Sunday's constitutional referendum revealed a huge divide."

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