Word: altinay
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...Obama showed respect for Islam," says Open Society's Altinay. "But the prism by which the Muslim world will judge him is Palestine. This is a great start, but we need to see more...
...terms of getting that message across, a good dose of honesty helped. "He called for change but began with himself, pointing out the shortcomings of the U.S. in terms of dealing with its racial history, for example," says Hakan Altinay, director of the Open Society Institute in Istanbul. "That disarmed everyone. After years of the U.S. taking a superior approach to the rest of the world, he put himself on the same level as anyone else, and that really worked." (See pictures from the streets of Istanbul...
...real casualty in this process has been respect for the law, and for institutions," says Hakan Altinay, director of the Open Society Institute in Turkey. In light of today's ruling, he sees only a 1% chance that the AKP might scrape through its upcoming court case. "Even if you don't agree with a court verdict, you should still be able to respect its legality. But the establishment is so busy trying to stave off what it sees as the imminent danger of political Islam, it isn't calculating the longer-term damage to our soul...
...haven't shown that they hear the concerns of women or religious minorities," says Altinay. "Even if they're banned, they will regroup under a new party banner and this trust issue will continue to haunt them until they deal with it head-on. Otherwise we'll be stuck in a time warp." Turkey has outlawed several predecessors of the AKP on similar grounds, although none of those ever enjoyed the popularity...
...could ultimately be the most dangerous aspect of this debacle. Responding to calls by international organizations to take a step back, he bristled, and essentially said never. "The AKP say they want democracy and the European Union, but they don't have much to show for this," says Hakan Altinay, director of Istanbul's Open Society Institute. "In the next six months, the right thing to do would be to launch a hearts-and-minds campaign to win over society as a whole, to truly prove to everyone that they are democrats. That they are genuinely as much...