{"id":3459,"date":"2009-05-26T17:02:04","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T16:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffephilosophy.org\/theforum\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2020-06-26T09:35:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T08:35:29","slug":"the-creation-of-the-secular-state-of-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ffephilosophy.org\/theforum\/the-creation-of-the-secular-state-of-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Creation of the Secular State of Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Mango<\/h3>\n

Part of Turkey: East or West? series.\u00a0Co-organised with\u00a0The Transatlantic & Caucasus Studies Institute, London
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6.30-8.00pm | Tuesday 26 May 2009<\/strong>
\nAlumni Theatre, New Academic Building, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, LSE<\/p>\n

Speaker<\/strong>
\nAndrew Mango<\/strong>, Author and biographer of Mustafa Kamal Atat\u00fcrk<\/p>\n

Turkey: East or West?<\/span>
\n<\/em>The Republic of Turkey, as a secular nation state, was created out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I. Since then Turkey has moved steadily westward, being hailed as a model for the Islamic world. Now an established member of NATO, the Council of Europe and the OSCE, though membership of the European Union has proved elusive. But as a nation that straddles two continents (Asia and Europe) it has always had a complex identity. This lecture series looked at the forces that are shaping Turkey from within and the impact and influence Turkey is projecting in the region and beyond; ultimately asking the question: where next for Turkey?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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