Ali Bayramoğlu

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Ali Bayramoğlu is a Turkish writer and political commentator. He is a columnist in the Turkish daily newspaper Yeni Safak, writing from a liberal pro-Islamic viewpoint.[1] He has campaign against ultra-nationalism,[2] militarism[3] and restrictions on Islamic political parties[4] in Turkey, and in favour of greater recognition of,[1] and accommodation with, the Kurdish population of Turkey,[5] and a break with what he sees as Ottomanist tendencies which prevent Turkey from moving forward on issues such as the Armenian genocide.[6] He has also warned against the possible rise of left-wing extremist political violence in Turkey.[7]

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  1. ^ a b "Kurdish broadcasts perturb press", BBC, 2004-06-08. Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 
  2. ^ "Wanted: Backers of Ergenekon", Today’s Zaman, 2008-01-28. Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 
  3. ^ "Military manoeuvres", The Economist, 2007-06-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 
  4. ^ Kassaimah, Sahar Kassaimah. "Turkey's Wounded Democracy", Islam Online, 2001-06-27. Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 
  5. ^ "From the Columns", Turkish Daily News, 2006-09-30. Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 
  6. ^ Tavernise, Sabrina; Arsu, Sebnem. "Traumatic issues trouble Turkey's sense of its identity", International Herald Tribune, 2007-10-11. Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 
  7. ^ Frantz, Douglas. "Anxiety Is Rising in Turkey Over a Surge of Left-Wing Violence", New York Times, 2001-01-09. Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 


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