What a tangle

Article Abstract:

Turkey could hold elections in Feb 1999, and the prime minister, Mesut Yilmaz, argues that economic reforms cannot easily be enacted with a minority government. Bulent Ecevit, Yilmaz's coalition partner, is putting pressure on the prime minister to hold an early election. Tru Path and Motherland could set up a coalition government, though Yilmaz and the True Path leader have tended to have disagreements. The US has issued a call for the military in Turkey to move out of politics, but Turkey's generals exert power in everyday life.

Yilmaz, Mesut

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Fall out, you lot: Turkey

Article Abstract:

The government coalition led by Welfare Party leader Necmettin Erbakan and True Path party leader Tansu Ciller faces considerable opposition. For example, members of her party have resigned cabinet posts, claiming Ciller has not done enough to prevent members of the Welfare Party from spreading Islamism.

Public opinion, Welfare Party (Turkey), Erbakan, Necmettin, True Path Party (Turkey)

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The good Turkish example

Article Abstract:

Turkish women have made great progress in the professional arena, and the country now has its first female prime minister. The country is stabilizing politically, but the economy is not doing well, and the war with Kurdish guerrillas remains a problem.

Editorial, Elections

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