On 5/6/07, Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
(The author is Ted Crawford, an editor of "Revolutionary History".)
Politics and Society in Turkey, 22-30 April 2007,
as seen through a coach window and contrasted
with Syria another country with Islamic
traditions, claiming to be secular. (1,825 words)
<snip>
But what is really striking about Turkey, though
articles which I have seen do not sufficiently
emphasise it, is the enormous dynamism of the
economy as suggested by construction work. Vast
numbers of flats are going up, the towns are
growing at a fantastic rate, the roads are often
new and excellent, so there is a huge effort to
upgrade the infrastructure not to speak of the
many factories that one could see.
No wonder a lot of people have been voting for the AKP.
--
Yoshie
