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I am no expert. I did live in Ankara for about a year several years ago.

This is more like the Turkey that I remember.

Lest some think that all Turks are ready to give in to Islamism, Sharia law, and burkas.. well no they are not.

"Opinion polls that measure attitudes toward the AKP and its conservative values suggest that 32 percent to 38 percent of Turks (upward of 25 million people) would never support the AKP or want to live in a country shaped solely by its values."

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The image on the banner is of Ataturk the founder of modern secular democratic constitutional Republic of Turkey. The photos are from demonstrations of three years ago protesting the ruling AK Party's Islamist (political Islam & Sharia law) leanings and reminding the AKP that they promised the voters that they would respect Turkey's heritage of secularism.

William,

I tried to post this article (http://www.todayszaman.com/news-166511-a-response-to-rachel-sharon-krespins-fethullah-gulens-grand-ambition-turkeys-islamist-danger-i-by-greg-barton.html) which is a response to the article you posted (http://www.meforum.org/2045/fethullah-gulens-grand-ambition)

I believe that those who sees Mr. Gulen as a threat have never met someone from Gulen Movement. This article is biased and it does not give us single proof of Gulen Movement being a threat.
If you want to get to know someone better you don’t listen the rumors, because rumors will mislead you.
What you do is to go directly to the person and talk with him, ask him questions.
I would like invite those who claim that Gulen Movement are a threat for US to read articles that are written by Mr. Gulen, ask him questions. A life dedicated to dialogue does not deserve this at all. If you would like to read articles that are written by him and intellectuals all around the world, please take a look at the following sites:
http://www.fethullah-gulen.org/
http://www.fethullah-gulen.net/
and http://www.rumiforum.org/

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