Articles tagged with: republic
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Tuesday, 30 Oct, 2012
Cumhuriyet [djoom-hoo-ree-YET] n. Republic
Monday, 29 October was a national holiday in Turkey, the 89th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal's decision to declare a Republic and himself president.
Across the country, there were scenes of enthusiasm (coşku, to use a word much-beloved of the Turkish press—"exaltation" or "rapture"). Officials laid wreaths in front of statues of Mustafa Kemal in towns from Thrace to the Iranian border. In Ankara, for the first time, the head-scarf-wearing wives ...
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Friday, 15 Jun, 2012
This May 29th marked the 559th anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul. Thousands of people gathered in the soft drizzling rain on the Golden Horn in the evening to watch the celebrations. Some climbed trees to get a better view of the stage that had been set up on the water, others contributed to the atmosphere by wearing Ottoman costumes. Almost everyone was waving the national flag. Before the spectacle began, the organisers played a neo-Ottomanist militaristic tune on a loop. “This is ...
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While Arabs throughout the MENA region are taking to the streets to demand control over their own destinies, Texas Representative Ron Paul and his supporters in America are fom...
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Thursday, 8 Dec, 2011
Since his troubled reelection in 2009, reforming the economy has been the key objective of the President Ahmadinejad government. In spite of widespread objections, for example,...
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