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Troubles with Turkey?
ResumeTurkey is often held up as the shining example of a democratic, Muslim country. But balancing Western secularism and Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey has never been easy to manage. For the U.S., Turkey has been a key ally in the war with Iraq. Now, some are suggesting that this relationship may become more strained because of the Kurdish question in Northern Iraq.
Click the "Listen" link to hear about the U.S.-Turkey alliance and their shared --and unshared-- interests.
Guests:
Jonny Dymond, Istanbul correspondent, BBC
Stephen Kinzer, former Istanbul bureau chief, The New York Times(1996 to 2000). He is the author of "Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds" and "All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror".
Soner Cagaptay, director, Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute
Cengiz Candar, CNN-Turk political analyst and daily political affairs columnist with Sabah, a leading newspaper in Istanbul
This program aired on June 25, 2004.