In Turkey, Secularism Is Much More Than a Word
05/02/2016 04:03 pm ET | Updated 56 minutes ago
Kaya Genc
Turkish Novelist and Essayist
ISTANBUL — In September 2011, Turkey’s then prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was greeted at Cairo airport by members of the Muslim Brotherhood who cheered him as his cortège moved along a road covered by billboards with his image. While there, Erdoğan gave a speech at the Cairo Opera House in which he talked about his vision of the Middle East.
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