I resist being wrapped up in Left/Right ism's defined explanations. In my opinion these struggles are not generally idealogical in nature, they are about power. I despise Totalitarianism in all forms, no matter what it is called; it is the enemy of freedom and liberty of all men.
Halil Karaveli is senior fellow in the Silk Road Studies Program of the Central Asia- Caucasus Institute where he heads the Turkey Initiative and is editor of Turkey Analyst. From 1991 to 2007, he was an editorial writer at Östgöta Correspondenten, a Swedish daily. He has contributed to the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, and National Interest.
Sounds like Turkey is political and ideological twister alley!
Also, read a couple of headlines about Iraq’s Kurd election. Any word on what really happened?