Turkey succeeded in building « own model », says scholar 29 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: History, interview, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, İlber Ortaylı
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Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey) Monday, October 29, 2012, p. 6
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
As Turkey celebrates the 89th anniversary of the republic, a historian says Turkey is one of the few states in the Islamic world that comes close to the concept of a contemporary republic. ‘Turkey built its own model,’ says İlber Ortaylı, adding that Turkey’s recipe of secularism and modernity is attractive in the Middle East. (suite…)
Why no one should feel safe in Turkey 29 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: A. Yasin Türker, military, sledgehammer
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Financial Times (UK) Monday, October 29, 2012, p. 6
Letters to the Editor
From Dr A. Yasin Türker *
Sir, I am one of the 328 victims who have been sentenced to 16 years in prison in the « sledgehammer » case, after a year-long detention, on charges of attempting to overthrow the government of Turkey through force and violence in 2003. (suite…)