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Mr.
Kinzer claims that a truly democratic Turkey
by Dogan YILMAZ
In his book,
"Crescent & Star: Turkey Between the Two Worlds",
Stephen Kinzer describes Turkey as a country on the verge of breaking
its shell to become one of the leading nations in the world as a first
secular, truly democratic, Muslim country.
The Book's publishing time is remarkable in the sense that it
coincided with the terrible attacks of September 11 on the US; a time
when importance of advocating establishments of truly democratic,
transparent governments in the Middle East Region has never been felt
more. Mr. Kinzer claims
that a truly democratic Turkey would be a role model for other Muslim
countries, and it is in the West's best interest to be supportive in
Turkey's struggle to become that role model.
Mr. Kinzer
identifies events, institutions, conflicts, and taboos that prevent
Turkey to become a truly democratic nation while describing it's cultural
riches and ethnic diversity in a very passionate way, and almost pleads
with us, the Turkish people, to overcome these hurdles to take Turkey
to the place it deserves in the international community.
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About
Dogan YILMAZ
Dogan YILMAZ
has been living in the US since 1994. He is currently employed by The Bank of
New York, and work as Relationship Manager covering Turkey in the International
Banking Sector. His expertise is International Finance, and his interests and
hobbies are World Politics and Economics, Reading, Traveling,
Model Airplanes and Fishing.
Turkey's Goodwill Ambassador: Stephen
KINZER
Profile of Stephen KINZER
New Book About Turkey
(LM_Spring_01)
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