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To: expatguy

""According to the constitution, the Turkish armed forces are charged with preserving democracy and secularism."

Yep, a Constitution that was voted in by a majority of Muslim voters.


148 posted on 05/03/2005 6:40:12 PM PDT by RS ("I took the drugs because I liked them and I found excuses to take them, so I'm not weaseling. ")
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To: RS; expatguy

According to the constitution, the Turkish armed forces are charged with preserving democracy and secularism."

Yep, a Constitution that was voted in by a majority of Muslim voters.

And, just out of curiousity, what's the religious makeup of the Turkish Army's soldiers?

419 posted on 05/06/2005 11:50:49 PM PDT by Kretek
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