Zafer Senocak on new signs of life in Anatolia

Writer Zafer Senocak hopes that Abdullah Gul's election to Turkish president will promote the Europeanisation of Turkey. He focuses particularly on the region of Anatolia. "The authoritarian top-down modernisation is a closed chapter. The old elite represented by the bureaucrats and military ran itself into the ground after failing to meet the challenges of the globalised world order. The Anatolians however are confident and ambitious. They are keen to improve living standards and spruce up their towns and cities. But are they also prepared to change their conservative traditions? They probably don't have a choice. But they have a long road ahead of them."

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