Talk:Turgut Özal
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[edit] Origins
I believe his mother was of Kurdish descent (cf. Hasan Cemal, "Kürtler"), but my memory might be fooling me.--Adoniscik 21:34, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
His grandmother was of Kurdish descent. So, he is moved from category of Kurdish People to the Turkish People. He never told something about being Kurdish or Turkish. 10.01.2006
Yet he tried to unite the Kurdish political parties PUK,PDK,PKK and reach an accommodation with the Kurds, but he didn't succeed as he died..strangely enough...(hmmm i wonder how)
- Of course, he won't say he's a Kurd because of all the pressures from the Turkish army. Some Turks (even in Wikipedia) try using his situation to proof that Kurds have freedom in Turkey to even be elected. See, this is strange now. Ozgur Gerilla 13:21, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
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- Ofcourse a president wont say that he is Kurdish. I dont see any problem with that in America where people are mostly of English or German descent but they say that they are Americans. Turkey is a country that is made up hundreds of ethnic backgrounds but unfortunately Kurds are the only group that are brainwashed by the Americans for their interest in the strategically important south-eastern regions. Also, the second president of Turkey, İsmet İnönü was of Kurdish descent and he is the one that did not request any land for the Kurdish people saying "Kurds and Turks are religiously, culturally the same and a seperate state is not necessary" 88.254.172.35 00:43, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Connections with religious groups
Mr Ozal has been linked in wikipedia to the Naqshbandi order. While it is a pretty much established fact that members of his family were closely connected to the Naqshbandi order (That of Sheikh Zahid Korkut not Sheikh Nazim) I have not come across any substantial proof that he was a Naqshbandi. If he indeed was can someone please provide proof or otherwise remove his link to the order. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.48.153.25 (talk) 13:55, 13 March 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Corruption
While many Turks praise Mr Ozal for his work in economics and helping Turkey advance many other Turks see the rule of Mr Ozal as being that of the beginnings of the enormous state corruption that has crippled the country ever since. It would be useful if the writer of the article provided a more ballanced view with regards to this topic.
