Ali Bayramoğlu

Ali Bayramoğlu (b. 1956) 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 campaigned 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kurdish broadcasts perturb press". BBC News. 2004-06-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/europe/3786719.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
  2. ^ "Wanted: Backers of Ergenekon". Today's Zaman. 2008-01-28. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=132601&bolum=101. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
  3. ^ "Military manoeuvres". The Economist. 2007-06-07. http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=9304048. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
  4. ^ Kassaimah, Sahar Kassaimah (2001-06-27). "Turkey's Wounded Democracy". Islam Online. http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1156077758010&pagename=Zone-English-Muslim_Affairs%2FMAELayout. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
  5. ^ "From the Columns". Turkish Daily News. 2006-09-30. http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=-589789. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
  6. ^ Tavernise, Sabrina; Arsu, Sebnem (2007-10-11). "Traumatic issues trouble Turkey's sense of its identity". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/12/europe/12genocide.php. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
  7. ^ Frantz, Douglas (2001-01-09). "Anxiety Is Rising in Turkey Over a Surge of Left-Wing Violence". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05EFDB123AF93AA35752C0A9679C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/K/Kurds. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 

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