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"The Most Anti-American Nation
Since the AKP assumed power in 2002, Turks have heard nothing positive about the West from their leaders.
By Soner Cagaptay | NEWSWEEK
Published Nov 15, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Nov 24, 2008
Dear President-Elect Obama: As you take office, I am enthusiastically watching your desire to win hearts and minds around the world. But I am concerned in particular about Turkey. This nation is the embodiment of what the United States and the West want to achieve around the world. It is predominantly Muslim, yet Western and democratic. But the Turks are vehemently anti-American, so much so that they consistently rank in polls as the most anti-American country in the world. According to the Pew Center's latest poll, only 12 percent of the Turks like the United States—fewer, even, than the percentage of Pakistanis. Obamania in Turkey will help you change America's image, but given the dismal numbers, I am afraid that might not be enough."
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