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In Turkey , a looming battle over Islam - -

By Claire Berlinski

In Turkey, a Looming Battle Over Islam

By Claire Berlinski
Sunday, May 6, 2007

ISTANBUL Bulent and Dogu are easygoing young Turks and unlikely authoritarians. Bulent just returned from the hippie trail in Southeast Asia, and Dogu's son is named Cosmos. But when the military recently threatened to settle Turkey's disputed presidential elections, they approved, suggesting just how hard it is to sort Turks into familiar political categories.

"Someone needs to threaten them," Dogu said. "They've gone too far."


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