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    WHY THE REPUBLIC WAS NOT CELEBRATED JUBILANTLY

    Today's Zaman, Turkey
    Oct 31 2013

    31 October 2013 /BERAT OZİPEK, STAR
    Republic Day, marking the founding of the Turkish Republic on Oct. 29,
    1923, was celebrated with reserved ceremonies across the country and in
    the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) rather than joyful ones.

    One of my friends called the situation "poignant emotionlessness." A
    great majority of the public has been indifferent to Republic Day
    celebrations. Cooperation between the public and the government
    continued during the Turkish War of Independence but stopped when
    Turkey gained victory. Devout Sunni Muslims witnessed dervish lodges
    being closed down while religious officials were executed after the
    victory. The Kurdish people who resisted the French siege during the
    war faced anguished massacres and denial of their existence by the
    government. Armenian, Greek and other minorities were "otherized"
    while they were waiting for the government to bind their wounds.

    http://www.todayszaman.com/news-330232-why-the-republic-was-not-celebrated-jubilantly.html


    From: Baghdasarian
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