print email comment close Can Secular Democracy Survive in Turkey? URL: http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=202 Description: This May 2007 article examines "growing doubts among Turks that democracy can thrive in their country and increasing worries that Islam is playing a larger, and possibly harmful, role in politics." Accompanying survey data covers opinions about democracy in Turkey, the struggle between those who want to modernize the country and Islamic fundamentalists, and causes of extremism. Includes a link to a related backgrounder. From the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Author: Ruby, Robert Publisher: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Extra Keywords secularism Muslim LII Database Information: Record 23789 created by Jennifer English on 05/07/2007 Last modification on 05/07/2007 Published: 05/10/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23789