A Critical Moment For Turkey

Daniel Pipes by Daniel Pipes | May. 16, 2007 (Opinion)

My visit to Istanbul this week comes in the midst of the greatest challenge to the Turkish secular republic since its creation in 1923.

Founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the wreckage of the Ottoman Empire, the republic came into existence at about the high-water mark of Western confidence, when it appeared that European ways would become the global template. Atatürk imposed a dizzying array of changes, including European laws, the Latin ... Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

A decent analysis of the Turkish situation. Probably doesn't give enough background on the relationship between the military and civilian government, and fails the talk about AKP's support of Turkish integration into the EU.

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