Word: ertugrul
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...Turkey is already deeply suspicious of Iraq's Kurds and their progress over the past four years toward creating an independent Kurdish state, which could in turn foment unrest among its own Kurdish population. "From this point on, our barrels are pointed at [Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud] Barzani," wrote Ertugrul Ozkok, chief editor of the top-selling Hurriyet newspaper. "We must tell Barzani. 'You have two options. Either you can be our neighbor or our enemy...
...Some traditional secularists disagree, however, doubting whether lifting the ban is wise. "I used to be in favor of allowing headscarves in universities," Ertugrul Ozkok, editor in chief of the influential Hurriyet daily wrote today. "But after the [July 22] elections I have my doubts. Can we be sure that women in Anatolian universities will be able to resist the social pressure to cover up?" The editor, whose newspaper has traditionally supported secularist laws, said he was worried about vigilantes singling out women who did not cover their hair...
Second Reason. In their anger at the ministers who had tried to use the military as a tool to perpetuate tyranny, the officers blurted a new reason for vengeance. Speaking for the National Union Committee, Colonel Ertugrul Alatli announced that bodies of opponents of the Menderes regime had been found in circumstances that indicated they had been beaten to death in Menderes' jails and preserved for secret disposal later. Said a junta statement: "Some martyrs have been buried in unknown places, some thrown in wells, some kept in cold storage plants and even some cut up to be used...
...Manhattan, TIME Associate Editor Robert McLaughlin and Researcher Irene Ertugrul met with economists and Japanese experts, conferred with Japanese diplomats, writers and historians, read books ranging from cultural treatises to military histories to immerse themselves in the hierarchic quality and other-worldish flavor of Japanese life. For TIME readers who would like to experience the Japanese essence at greater length, they recommend a partial bibliography...
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