MAARIV: TRADITIONAL TURKISH ELITE LOSING STRENGTH

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.10.2009 18:11 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Traditional Turkish elite is losing
strength. The Army no longer controls the state, like it used to
be before. Diplomatic elite is pushed aside. Islam came to replace
it. Neo-ottoman ideology is gaining impetus.

According to Maariv Israeli newspaper, issues on restoration of past
grander are becoming increasingly crucial in Turkey. "Turkey’s
foreign policy keeps focusing on Middle Eastern region and
neighboring Muslim states, to the detriment of its relations with
the West and Europe. These are sweeping changes, which occur in
Turkish society. Islamic factor is gaining force through Ataturk
ideology modern Turkish state is based on. In Turks’ opinion, same
changes are taking place in Israel: radical religious movements
are gaining force. There are few of those who support peaceful
conflict settlement. Everyone sees what he wants to see," the
newspaper specifies, emphasizing that the situation should be taken
calmly. "Harmed relations are very hard to restore," Maariv concludes.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress