About The Situation in Turkey
We have the Presidential election in Turkey. The Islamist Party in government has named an Islamist who claims to have changed his mind as the candidate, who will most likely be elected. I am against his presidency, as he has not convinced me about the change in his opinions, and I believe secularism a consistuent of democracy which I believe firmly. So are 300 000 plus people in Turkey and many more who took to the streets for the second time in two weeks. The country is in turmoil, and I have commented about the situation in Turkey on my political blog in Turkish. I plan to summarize them in English soon. Until then I can only forward my international readers to this BBC News article which has links and in depth analysis of Turkey's current problems. For my Turkish readers, I publish my thoughts here too, but ask them to comment on my political blog if they wish. Abdullah Gül'ün Cumhurbaskanligi Abdullah Gül'un Cumhurbaskanligi'na karsiyim. Yalniz bu karsi olma d...