"The Relevance of Turkey’s Experience to Egypt
With the daunting task of transitioning to a democratic, civil state ahead of it, Egypt’s parties and institutes can learn from Turkey’s experience
Paul Salem , Wednesday 23 Feb 2011
Much has been made of the “Turkish model” as an example for Egypt, but no national experience can serve as a model for another country, nor is the Turkish experience without serious problems. Also, Ankara has been disappointingly slow to embrace democratic revolutions in the Arab world, or to condemn regime repression in Tehran. Nevertheless, there are three important elements in the Turkish experience that are very relevant to Egypt today."
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