Andrew Anthony

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A fight for the soul of the new Turkey
2 June 2007

It is one of the most strategically important of nations - poised geographically, and symbolically, between Europe and Asia. But the tensions at the heart of Turkey are becoming increasingly severe. A fierce struggle is taking place between modernity and tradition, Islamism and secularism, democracy and repression. The outcome could have an explosive impact on us all
In “Istanbul : Memories of a City” , his mournful love letter to his hometown, Orhan Pamuk refers to the peculiar melancholy (...)