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The return of Ottomanism - II |
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Written by Suat KINIKLIOGLU
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Tuesday, 27 March 2007 |
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Antique shops in Turkey’s major cities are booming as the revival of Ottomanism continues. Tuğras, berats calligraphic scripts in Ottoman, the Ottoman coat of arms, postcards from Ottoman times -- simply anything that has the crescent and the star or any Ottoman symbol on it -- is worth respectable amounts of money. |
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Written by Suat KINIKLIOGLU
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Tuesday, 20 March 2007 |
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Roaming through the streets of the old imperial capital Istanbul is a true feat for a provincial Ankaran like myself. Almost every corner of this city offers the depth, history and mysticism that our official, almost artificially modern capital so severely lacks. |
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The bureaucracy and the AK Party's future |
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Written by Suat KINIKLIOGLU
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Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
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Almost every discussion about the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) at the public level comes down to one issue: the bureaucracy. You hear it from mid-level bureaucrats -- from the ordinary man who happens to have a relative in the bureaucracy to someone in a think tank. |
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Written by Suat KINIKLIOGLU
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
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These are days when conferences on Turkey are decorated with panels declaring “Who lost Turkey?” or “Are we losing Turkey?” |
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