Sunday, September 26, 2010

Turkey emerges decisively from ruins of militarism

"Turkey emerges decisively from ruins of militarism

Md. Masum Billah

Turkey, the staunchly secular nation with a multi-ethnic but predominantly Islamic population, witnessed a constitutional referendum on 12 September 2010. The results showed the majority supported the constitutional amendments with 58% in favour and 42% against. This 42% 'no vote' is significant. Turks remain deeply divided over this ostensibly laudable democratic reforms, not because of their content but because of suspicions about the man driving them and his Islamist past."

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