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...country can shoot itself in the foot," said Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, ruefully, "like Turkey can." The charges were brought by a prosecutor aligned with nationalist causes. "These people will find a reason, any time and anywhere, to be against this journey [toward E.U. membership]," says Güler Sabanci, head of leading conglomerate the Sabanci Group and one of Turkey's best-known business leaders. Opponents of accession are still in the minority in Turkey. In polls, between 60-70% of Turks believe Turkey would be better off in the E.U. But that number is dwindling, down at least...
...ler Sabanci BARRIER BREAKER...
...conservative, largely Muslim society. Turkish billionaire Sakip Sabanci chose his niece last May to succeed him at the helm of the $12 billion Sabanci Holdings, whose businesses include food, energy and retail. Renowned as an internationalist for forging a $100 million joint venture with DuPont, the charismatic Güler plans to further Sabanci's global reach. What's it like being a woman in a man's world? "It was hard for the first five years. But once I got over that psychological hurdle, there was no stopping me!" she says. --By Pelin Turgut/Istanbul...
...critics will laugh, but in an era when national security requires that we pretend our President is a sage who would never say nuke-yoo-ler, we could use a national leader we're allowed to laugh at. And when you're running your book club and reaping the profits from B Magazine, you'll be laughing back. --By James Poniewozik
...critics will laugh, but in an era when national security requires that we pretend our President is a sage who would never say nuke-yoo-ler, we could use a national leader we're allowed to laugh at. And when you're running your book club and reaping the profits from B Magazine, you'll be laughing back...