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Why Are Western Muslims Moving to Turkey? with Thomas Abdul Qadir

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The Challenges of Nationalism in Turkey

Many Turkish nationalists do have a very problematic or un-Islamic view. The opposition was basically running on a very xenophobic platform and it worked. Not enough to get them in power, but it worked in the sense that people felt more empowered to vote for nationalist parties. Some Turkish nationalists are totally fine with Muslims,. even foreign Muslims, so a certain degree. But part of it is the Kamalist legacy... It's not anything different than what we have in the West.

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