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The case of Turkey
Reader comment on item: Who Lost Turkey?
Submitted by Janusz Kowalik (United States), Jun 10, 2010 at 20:23
Dr PIpes explains well some current political trends in Turkey.But let us take a more global look.
What is not clear why in Turkey and the entire world with a few exceptions we see a growing strength of religions and gradual departure from rational and secular values. Why we do not have dozens of Ataturks who wanted to move his country from bacckward past to modernity.
Why do we aee in some Christian countries growing politicsl influence of the religious charlatans who eliminate all political and human gains made by the intellectual Western giants of Enlightment.
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| 1 | Missing the obvious [74 words] | car313 | Oct 26, 2011 16:23 | 190421 | |
| Blame Israel [25 words] | Joseph II | Jul 7, 2010 04:13 | 175250 | ||
 Europe is the number 1 responsible [44 words] | Dawood Benatar | Jul 23, 2010 13:44 | 175250 | ||
| Can't lose what you never had [67 words] | Dave | Jun 29, 2010 09:08 | 174979 | ||
| 1 | Turkey lost itself [303 words] | Cherif El-Ayouty | Jun 29, 2010 05:36 | 174970 | |
| Wahhabis not exist in Turkey at all [92 words] | M A Kavukluoglu | Jun 17, 2010 13:55 | 174500 | ||
| To M A Kavukluoglu [50 words] | Germain Lucas | Jun 18, 2010 11:50 | 174500 | ||
| 1 | It's all about feeding the crocodile hoping to be eaten the last! [391 words] | Germain Lucas | Jun 14, 2010 16:51 | 174410 | |
| Turkey Only Misplaced - It Never Lost Its Islamicism [593 words] | M. Tovey | Jun 14, 2010 15:48 | 174409 | ||
| rise of fundamentalism [29 words] | Mary Seay | Jun 13, 2010 20:53 | 174373 | ||
| 1 | The rise of Islamo-Kemalism [1051 words] | Ianus | Jun 14, 2010 15:18 | 174373 | |
| Specifically: Once religion integrates into politics, there will be still be more splinter parties within secularists and less under the ultimate unifier, Islam [389 words] | Lazman | Jun 13, 2010 18:38 | 174372 | ||
| Broadly: After 7 centuries of Ottoman Empire and 36 Sultans/Caliph, many reforms are needed to alter the mentality that worships power [205 words] | Lazman | Jun 13, 2010 18:02 | 174368 | ||
| 1 | west never looks its own policies towards muslims .. [134 words] | syed ali | Jun 15, 2010 07:47 | 174368 | |
| 1 | Muslims? [200 words] | trans-parere | Jul 28, 2010 10:17 | 174368 | |
| You Are More Likely Correct [62 words] | Mark D. | Jun 13, 2010 15:13 | 174364 | ||
| Blame Cast Lead [43 words] | Chun Doo Hwan | Jun 13, 2010 06:35 | 174342 | ||
| 1 | The bombed synagogues of Istanbul [71 words] | Ianus | Jun 16, 2010 18:16 | 174342 | |
| Historical Trend [229 words] | Vijay | Jun 13, 2010 05:33 | 174336 | ||
| 1 | it is islam that did it [138 words] | Phil Greend | Jun 12, 2010 22:26 | 174318 | |
| Turkey [49 words] | Francis | Jun 12, 2010 14:43 | 174303 | ||
| another explanation: secular recoil [214 words] | myth | Jun 12, 2010 09:54 | 174290 | ||
| Islam Played What Role? [60 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Mark D. | Jun 11, 2010 22:56 | 174268 | ||
| Islamization of Turkey [40 words] | G. Rinzler | Jun 11, 2010 16:58 | 174250 | ||
| Where did you get this info from? [19 words] | Asena | Jun 12, 2010 04:45 | 174250 | ||
| Time to bring back a Modern Turkey/Turkiye [98 words] | kamil su | Jun 13, 2010 02:57 | 174250 | ||
| 1 | Saudi gold for Turkey [748 words] | Ianus | Jun 13, 2010 08:24 | 174250 | |
| Israel lost Turkey - the world still has it. [214 words] | Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai | Jun 11, 2010 09:55 | 174228 | ||
| 2 | Turkey changes direction in the last 30 years [266 words] | Ognyan Minchev | Jun 11, 2010 08:55 | 174225 |
| 1 | Turkish history-writing [173 words] | G.Vishvas | Jun 11, 2010 08:33 | 174221 | |
| 1 | WESTERN FOLLY [83 words] | tyroneez | Jan 15, 2012 23:32 | 174221 | |
| Is Turkey an Isolated Case? [62 words] | Gamaliel Isaac | Jun 11, 2010 07:28 | 174219 | ||
| who makes the Turkish military? [74 words] | Asean | Jun 12, 2010 05:00 | 174219 | ||
| 1 | THE ATATURK REVOLUTION HAS FAILED [157 words] | shimon mendes | Jun 11, 2010 04:41 | 174208 | |
| Nope, it just was discontinued [153 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Jun 12, 2010 01:24 | 174208 | ||
| Good Morning [46 words] | Asena | Jun 12, 2010 04:53 | 174208 | ||
| 1 | HISTORY PROVED THAT LEOPARD CANNOT CHANGE HIS SPOTS [259 words] | shimon mendes | Jun 13, 2010 10:50 | 174208 | |
| IT WAS THE TURKISH PEOPLE MISFORTUNE [51 words] | shimon mendes | Jun 13, 2010 11:07 | 174208 | ||
| Turks actually don't need such leaders anymore [95 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Jun 14, 2010 03:30 | 174208 | ||
| You are right [126 words] | katie | Jul 15, 2010 02:12 | 174208 | ||
| But are islamists in power that bad, after all? [116 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Jun 11, 2010 04:24 | 174207 | ||
| So They Focus So Much More Now In Islam [65 words] | Mark D. | Jun 11, 2010 23:42 | 174207 | ||
| TURKEY IN THE RACE OF BEING THE NEXT PAKISTAN [64 words] | F60 | Jun 11, 2010 02:51 | 174205 | ||
| I go with door #2 [227 words] | NOproblem | Jun 11, 2010 02:47 | 174204 | ||
| 1 |  The case of Turkey [96 words] | Janusz Kowalik | Jun 10, 2010 20:23 | 174195 | |
| Who lost Turkey [122 words] | Nenette Grunberg | Jun 10, 2010 20:21 | 174194 | ||
| Anatoly's Two Cents on Anatolia [477 words] | Anatoly Tsaliovich | Jun 10, 2010 19:56 | 174193 | ||
| Wrong [161 words] | Asena | Jun 12, 2010 05:16 | 174193 | ||
| Asena should pay more attention to facts and put them in context [275 words] | Anatoly Tsaliovich | Jun 13, 2010 02:15 | 174193 | ||
| almost an explanation [66 words] | myth | Jun 10, 2010 19:15 | 174189 | ||
| The West is to Blame [596 words] | Historyscoper | Jun 10, 2010 18:55 | 174187 | ||
| Turks lost the Turkey that Ataturk intended it to be. [19 words] | M.D. | Jun 10, 2010 18:42 | 174186 | ||
| The Threat of Islam [47 words] | Mark D. | Jun 11, 2010 23:11 | 174186 | ||
| Let's not forget what the turks did to Europe for 500 years ...... [290 words] | RND | Jun 10, 2010 18:34 | 174183 | ||
| Let's not forget what the turks did to Europe for 500 years ...... [202 words] | RND | Jun 10, 2010 18:23 | 174182 | ||
| total fraction of lost votes is almost 50% [121 words] | myth | Jun 10, 2010 18:19 | 174180 | ||
| Two thoughts [58 words] | Diane | Jun 10, 2010 17:15 | 174176 | ||
| Islam Played a Role To What Degree? [68 words] | Mark D. | Jun 11, 2010 23:04 | 174176 |
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