Word: turkish
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...measure, then, of just how eager the Turkish military is to confront the PKK that it got a jump on the spring thaw by sending a reported 10,000 Turkish troops into northern Iraq Thursday, despite the weather. Turkey's goal appears to be to pre-empt the spring build-up of PKK fighters moving from Iraq into Turkey. The Turks have advanced some six miles into Iraq and blown up a few bridges, and say they will return home to their warm bases as soon as possible...
...internal independence movements of their own, or are longstanding allies of Serbia - or both: Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia have rejected Kosovo's independence. It's not hard to find motivation for their stance: The Republic of Cyprus, for example, fears that Kosovo independence will give weight to Turkish Cypriot claims for dividing up the island into two separate nation states. The Foreign Minister of Slovakia, which fears unrest from its large Hungarian minority, said it "does not see a way" to recognize a Kosovar nation state...
...Wise decision by Amaker to put on the second unit. We've got Fitzgerald, Carey, and Cem Dinc, the Turkish-German enigma all on the floor. Housman, however, is running the floor. (Keep in mind he played 36 out of 40 minutes last night...
Feminism and secularism, rightly understood, both put a high value on liberty and tolerance. Supporters of the ban on headscarves in Turkish universities have subverted these philosophies to argue for a policy that harms women, restricts religious and political liberty, and puts the secular government of Turkey at risk...
Last Saturday, the Turkish Parliament voted to overturn a long-standing ban on Islamic headscarves in universities—a ban that has long protected the secularism of the classroom from the growing influence of religious conservatives. Tens of thousands protested the repeal, arguing that a repeal on the ban is the first step to increasing Islam’s influence on society and a serious threat to a non-religious public life. While the ban may seem anathema to Western liberal countries that prioritize freedom of religious exercise, the unique political and demographic characteristics of Turkey have made...