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Submitted by Gurkan Gurkas (United Kingdom), Feb 5, 2013 at 04:48

I am not surprised by those approaches from both sides. Turkish are accustomed to blame so-called 'external powers' which are trying to destroy Turkish territories and harm its unity/entity. People could make a mistake if they do not know the history unless they want to understand the current issues. There are plenty of examples that how center-left and center-right political parties and institutions allied and worked closer when it comes to so-called 'national duty'. Namely, those thoughts already existed in Turkish community's subconscious which have been injected by Turkish authorities indirect and hidden policies. Now, the new thing, those policies are affecting officials themselves.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Plot habit in Turkey [155 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Jakub KJul 9, 2013 10:33208023
Putin as idea [81 words]Jakub KJul 11, 2013 14:59208023
3maybe; maybe not [244 words]john w mcginleyFeb 5, 2013 16:54203215
3Conspiracies exist but? [90 words]AlexandrosFeb 6, 2013 08:57203215
5Or maybe just "reasonable conjectures"? [392 words]IanusFeb 5, 2013 14:08203210
7Turkish/Ottoamn responsiblity for the Armenian Genocide [36 words]EdwardFeb 5, 2013 10:52203197
5Lack of credibility [69 words]IanusFeb 6, 2013 02:07203197
2education [160 words]havasDec 21, 2013 13:57203197
2Indeed [57 words]MFranklinFeb 5, 2013 10:30203196
2Who's Makin' Love To My Old Lady? [91 words]DaveFeb 5, 2013 10:28203195
6US responsibility [45 words]AlexandrosFeb 5, 2013 09:57203194
3It's a requirement [35 words]VladTepes2Feb 5, 2013 06:36203188
4They would not survive being honest for a minute. [299 words]IanusFeb 7, 2013 08:19203188
Nothing Changed [104 words]Gurkan GurkasFeb 5, 2013 04:48203187

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