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...debate is not just black and white. Many liberal academics and commentators support lifting the ban on the grounds that a democracy cannot dictate the clothing choices of an 18-year-old. Ismet Berkan, editor of the left-leaning daily Radikal newspaper, holds that view, but with reservations. "A lot of people have very valid fears about the government's intentions," he says. "And the government does nothing to address those...
...Washington, echoes his concern, warning that for Turkish democracy the stakes "could not be higher. We're heading into a highly polarizing and divisive campaign in which the outcome is unclear and at the end of which the military may be faced with the same problem as before." Ismet Berkan, editor of the mainstream daily Radikal, puts it more bluntly: "I think the threat of a military coup is still very real. Why not? The boundaries of rational behavior have long since been overstepped...
...hometown, Trabzon, on the Black Sea Coast. "Those who created nationalist sentiment in Turkey have fed such a monster that there are many youngsters on the streets who do not find the ... state nationalist enough and are ready to take the law into their own hands," wrote Ismet Berkan in his daily column in Radikal, one of Turkey's main dailies...
...competitor raps: “I’m kinda tired of this Harvard square / Yeah, they’re kinda smart but I’m hardly scared.” Liu gradually wins the audience over with his quick, aggressive lyrics. In the final round, he ismet by Mikal N. Floyd-Prewitt ‘06, aka MC Mikal.Floyd-Prewitt is the yin to Liu’s yang. His flow is relaxed, comical, more blatantly offensive. His oversized white sunglasses and white polo shirt—collar popped—provoke some competitors to roast...
...Taksim district. "We must show that we will not tolerate this." Turks have always been patriotic, but the flag-waving may be more than a response to a relatively minor incident. "Left- and right-wing nationalists are uniting on what they call an anti-imperialist agenda," says political commentator Ismet Berkan, editor-in-chief of the national daily Radikal. The reaction may be symptomatic of deepening national insecurity as relations with Europe deteriorate over eventual E.U. membership and recent allegations...