The left-wing secularists who believe in seperation of mosque and state or the right-wing "value voters" muslim fundamentalists who want sharia law to be made the law of the land?
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IZMIR, Turkey (Reuters) - At least 1 million Turks took to the streets of Izmir on Sunday to demand their country remain a secular state, stepping up pressure on the Islamist-rooted government before July elections.
Turkey's main opposition centre-left Republican People's Party (CHP) and the smaller leftist Democratic Left Party (DSP) -- which are in talks to form an alliance -- hope to use the rally to build momentum ahead of the July 22 election.
Police told Reuters at least 1 million people attended the seaside rally, with no major incidents reported. Organizers, mainly leftwing groups, had hoped to attract 2 million people. The protest began to wind down by late afternoon.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070513/ts_nm/turkey_protest_dc
2007-05-13 04:58:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
ethan/dope,
Are you telling me it's not important if Turkey becomes a right-wing fundamentalist state?
I for one think it is very important it remains a secular state. Turkey can be a spring board to advance liberalism, feminism, and humanism to the middle east.
2007-05-13 05:07:05 · update #1
The designation of who is "left" or "right" is a bit arbitrary and has no connection to those same terms in the West in general and in the US in particular. Having said that naturally I , and anyone else with a modicum of sense, would chose the "secularists" as a better option over the Islamist
2007-05-13 05:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In regards to Turkey, I'm for the secular Government.
2007-05-13 12:02:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Turkey is Geo-strategically important- we want a secular Turkey.
2007-05-13 12:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Secular!
2007-05-13 12:11:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The side of the secularists, many of whom are Muslim, incidentally. They want democracy. We want them to have it.
2007-05-13 12:02:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You mean the Turkey in the White House?
I always thought he was just an Idiot
2007-05-13 12:02:26 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. USA U 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
im a lib and im on the side of the armenians
2007-05-13 12:05:32 · answer #7 · answered by Unfrozen Caveman 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know or care about Turkish politics I think we need to start working on our problem at home.
2007-05-13 12:02:32 · answer #8 · answered by Ethan M 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I think both sides can agree.... that we don't give 2 shlts about Turkey.
2007-05-13 12:02:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
bravo for putting that out there!!!
2007-05-13 12:23:54 · answer #10 · answered by daddio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋