tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832687.post3054643105538175828..comments2023-10-03T06:16:00.300-07:00Comments on Chas' Compilation: Will Turkey bring Islam into the 21st century?Chashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165615466886851925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832687.post-10663622177636998692008-03-01T00:26:00.000-08:002008-03-01T00:26:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing that Michael. I've heard simila...Thanks for sharing that Michael. I've heard similar opinions from others who have visited, it sounds like a fascinating country.Chashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165615466886851925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832687.post-15513873057876079172008-02-29T15:12:00.000-08:002008-02-29T15:12:00.000-08:00I was in Turkey just before we invaded Iraq. The S...I was in Turkey just before we invaded Iraq. The Second Army was still sitting at the docks. I was in Istanbul, Ismir, and several smaller cities. I met and talked with local people. My impression of Turkey is of a modern democracy trying to cope with both radical Islam and the Kurds. The people I talked to were both well-educated and salt-of-the-earth types. To a person they were against Saddam and all he stood for and pleaded with me to recognize that though they were Muslim, they were peaceful people. They also like Americans, but not so much Europeans whom the Turks believe snear at them. Americans are enthralled when they visit, and it shows. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047106334748329298noreply@blogger.com