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Saturday, October 18, 2008

DAY FIVE in Ankara 9-19-08: Audio of Mehmet Gormez and Ayse Sucu on religion, and retired military officers; photo gallery


Photo Gallery: Ankara, Ataturk Mausoleum, Mehmet Gormez, Ayse Sucu, Faruk Logoglu, Sanli Bahadir Koc, Sadi Cayci, Riza Kucukoglu (for cutlines, click the text icon).

AUDIO:

Mehmet Gormez, Directorate of Religious Affairs. He discussed the government’s regulation of religion in Turkey, historical context and the Hadith project, which is an effort to re-examine the Koran and Islam.

AUDIO:

Ayse Sucu, Chairwoman of Women’s Religious Affairs Directorate. She spoke on women, their role in religion, society and government. “None of the parties are sincere about the woman issue.”


AUDIO:

The military 9-19-08:Broad discussion on the role of the military in Turkey, the region, politics and history.

- Faruk Logoglu, ambassador and president of Eurasian Strategic Studies Center (ASAM);

- Sanli Bahadir Koc, research fellow, at the Eurasian Strategic Studies Center (ASAM);

- Retired Colonel Sadi Cayci, military judge, Turkish Armed Forces;

- Retired Major General Riza Kucukoglu, president of the Turkish Retired Officers Association.

- Retired Major Admiral Ergun Mengi, advisor

- Çağrı Erhan, Deputy President (ASAM) and Associate Professor of International Relations


Speakers at time markers (See the last few photos in the gallery above to put a name with a face): 3:52 – Faruk then Riza; 4:42 – Riza; 4:56 – Ergun; 5:00 – Sadi; 6:29 – Faruk (Comments on 9/11); 9:41 – Faruk (Comments on intelligence from U.S. on PKK); 11:29 – Riza (Comments on intelligence from U.S. on PKK and vote to cross into Iraq); 13:46 – Sanli; 15:34 – Ergun (improving Turkey and U.S. Relations); 17:16 – Faruk (Iraqi Kurds and the U.S.); 21:11 – Faruk (Turkey troops into Iraq); 22:00 – Faruk; 24:00 – Faruk (Military impact on PKK numbers, effectiveness); 25:00 – Cagri (Iraq must help with Kurdish issue); 26:00 – Faruk (“Cannot fight terrorism by military measures alone); 29:00 – Sadi (Complex relations of military and civilian government in Turkey); 38:09 – Ergun; 38:58 – Faruk; 41:20 – Cagri (On past coups); 45:07 – Faruk (Criticism of current ruling party role of religion in AK Parti); 52:52 – Riza; 53:5 – Faruk; 54:53 – Sadi (Rise in religion in government); 58:29 – Faruk (U.S. – Turkey relations); 1:02:40 – Cagri (Ties to Middle East and the U.S.); 1:06:14 – Sadi (AKP using talk of coups to silence opposition); 1:08:32 – (West doesn’t take Turkey’s interests into much consideration and then Turkey has to deal with the costs); 1:10:39 – Faruk (on Islamic state); 1:12:30 – Riza; 1:14:59 – Sadi (responses to political parties becoming to religious); 1:15:57 – Cagri (Thinks the AKP will take measures to avoid another lawsuit); 1:20:04 – Faruk

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