Word: turkeys
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Army. Although the Army estimates for this year have been cut ?7,000,000, the strength of the Army will not be reduced. The saving is principally to be effected by a steady withdrawal of troops from Egypt, Turkey, Mesopotamia and Palestine...
...Angora, capital of Turkey, the Grand National Assembly passed a bill providing for the deposal of the Calif, Abdul Medjid Effendi, and the abolition of the Califate...
Aside from Turkey, the Moslem world finds itself in Africa, Arabia, Persia, Russia, Afghanistan, India, China. In fact 95% of the 220,000,000 Mahammadans in the world live outside of Turkey...
...surest results of abolishing the Califate in Turkey?and it seems clear that 5% of the Mahammadans could not abolish it for Islam? is that it is certain to reduce Turkey's hitherto predominant position in Islam. If the Islamic world splits, Turkey may not suffer much, owing to her military strength; if it be unified under King Hussein, then Turkey's position in the eyes of other Moslems will indeed...
...Turkey over-Sabbathed...