Word: anatolia
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Dates: during 2005-2005
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...this pressure from the E.U. Turks are patient people, but once they reach boiling point, anything could happen." Erdogan understands that his government is at risk from nationalists, but he also has his own political constituents to cater to, many of them in the prosperous conservative Muslim heartland of Anatolia. They too are restive for change, having failed to see Erdogan deliver on campaign promises like the lifting of a ban on head scarves in universities and public offices. For them E.U. membership is a potential guarantee against military rule and restrictive laws aimed at curbing religious expression. Last week...