Word: turkishly
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...Pakistan, even Turkish-style democracy is a long way off. But the U.S. needs to help it get there. If Pakistan doesn't move in Turkey's direction, it will probably move in the Taliban's. And then America's choices will be truly ugly. Musharraf may always be a dictator, but he needs to become a better one. Because if he doesn't, what follows could be a lot worse...
...particularly religious," said Mehmet Yilmaz, a store owner in an up-market Istanbul district that backs the secular CHP. "But my business is doing well under this government. The Turkish lira is stable. That's what counts for me. Honestly, I don't think there's any chance we are going to turn into Iran." Sociologist Nilufer Gole says the AKP has become Turkey's new "centrist, democratic" political alternative...
...People are asking me to be minister and to take [a] position in the Cabinet,” said Yuksel, who is a member of the slightly conservative but secular Justice and Development Party, which currently holds the most seats in the Turkish Parliament...
Although there’s much debate regarding whether the Turkish government should stay secular, Yuksel said he falls on the side of keeping tradition...
...Yuksel also said he’s aware that while the Turkish people may want a government free from Islam, they still want to practice their religion in their own homes...