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POPSTurkey: the essence of the secularist debate I am with the first view. Secularism should include the freedom of view and the removal of primitive impediments to democratic participation. the lifting of the Kurdish linguistic ban is a step forward too. Even if the move results in accelerating value clashes and violence, the principle holds true.
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POPSTurkey to Split from Western Alliance? Turkey's 80 years project to enforce secularisation has always been disturbed by its Islamist population, and ethnic 'groupings' such as the Kurds (who make up a fifth of the people). This inherent instability is relevant to a nation that is seeking European membership on one hand, and looking to Syria as an ally in hunting down the militant Kurdish PKK>
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POPSTurkey to include Animal Rights in new Constitution At least two other countries have constitutional provisions dealing with aspects of animal rights. Bhutan, the only officially Buddhist country in the world, has included a provision giving animals in nature the same rights as humans (thus protecting forests which belong to the wildlife). In officially secular India there is a provision protecting cows (but not other animals).
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POPSGul is the 11th President of Turkey In April, the army expressed its concern after Mr Gul only narrowly failed to gain enough support from MPs to become president in a first round. The following stand-off between the AKP and secularist parties in parliament triggered a political crisis that led to snap elections in July. The AKP won those polls convincingly with 47% and again nominated Mr Gul for the post of president.
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POPSTurkey: AKP's landslide election victory Ruling AKP of Tayyip Erdogan wins around 48 percent of total votes, while main opposition party CHP could only get 20. Extreme-right nationalist MHP's votes are around 14.5. AKP is expected to get 345 seats at the 550-members parliament. CHP gets 107 and MHP 71. There is also more than 20 seats won by independent Kurdish & left wing candidates
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POPSTurkey prepares for key election Latest polls predict a 3-party parliament + a group of independent MP's. (Independents are mostly candidates of DTP, political voice of Kurdish population in southeast.) Erdogan's AKP is expected to win more than 40 percent of votes, while Deniz Baykal's CHP seems to be a runner-up with around 20 percent. According to the polls, third party in the parliament will be extreme-right, nationalist MHP, with around 14 percent of votes.
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POPSTurkey hosts US Black Muslim leader, has 3 weighty goals 3 stated goals: cooperation between US and Turkey, reinterpretation of Islam to fit modern needs, and lobbying against Armenian genocide claims in the US Congress. Sounds like a lot to accomplish in a 3-day visit, doesn't it? It will be interesting, and perhaps imperative, to follow the progress of this collaboration. The prospect of reinterpreting Islam is huge, and not likely to be well-received by many Muslims. And then there is the role of Turkey in the Iraq war...
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POPSTurkey in vote on Lebanon troops According to the polls, 80 percent of the public is against sending troops to Lebanon. At the moment I post this, the parliament is discussing the subject and in less than a few hours, the vote will begin. A "yes" decision is expected tonight, with the support of AKP represantatives' votes.
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