February 12, 2012
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[BBC News] Turkey’s religious-secular divide
27 February 2010 / ,
Investigations into an alleged attempted coup in Turkey in 2003 have led to the charging of 20 military officers in the latest tensions between the secular nationalist establishment and the governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party), whose roots lie in political Islam.
Even in the very centre of Istanbul, you cannot avoid the military. The intimidating red and black signs depicting a soldier in silhouette that warn passers-by not to enter the restricted zones are found in every corner of this country. Inside them, members of Turkey’s one-million-strong armed forces live a secluded existence. They have their own shops, hospitals, even hairdressers, to enable this powerful and unaccountable institution to insulate itself from the rest of society. Throughout Turkey’s modern history, the military has been a decisive force, overthrowing four elected governments.
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