Word: hakki
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...task here is really monumental," says Dr. Said Hakki, an American of Iraqi descent who is now president of the Iraqi Red Crescent Organization. Basic services, such as ambulance dispatches, are almost nonexistent. "The response time in America is about seven minutes. In Saudi Arabia it's nine to ten minutes and in the region it's 12-15 minutes." By comparison, says Dr. Hakki, "the response time in Iraq is two hours to infinity...
...well be in the offing, since most members of the high court are known to be staunch secularists. The army, many academics and the main opposition People's Republican Party (CHP) have argued against lifting the ban. The change "aims to render the principle of secularism ineffective," CHP deputy Hakki Suha Okay told MPs during Wednesday's debate. "This step will encourage radical [Islamic] circles in Turkey, accelerate movement toward a state founded on religion, and lead to further demands against the spirit of the republic...