"For years, Turkey has been run by a stridently secular business and political elite, while its devout Muslim citizens have been pushed to the political and economic fringes. But now, even the most committed Muslims are embracing Western-style capitalism and commerce--and are ascending in Turkish society at the ballot box and in big business"--Container.
"For years, Turkey has been run by a stridently secular business and political elite struggling to align itself with the Western world, while its pious Muslims have been pushed to the political and economic fringes. But now, even the most devout Muslims are embracing Western-style capitalism and commerce -- and are ascending in Turkish society at the ballot box and in big business. "Turkey's Tigers" captures this modern, unexpected face of Islam unseen in American media."
""For years, Turkey has been run by a stridently secular business and political elite, while its devout Muslim citizens have been pushed to the political and economic fringes. But now, even the most committed Muslims are embracing Western-style capitalism and commerce--and are ascending in Turkish society at the ballot box and in big business"--Container."@en
""A new breed of Islamic capitalism is emerging, and the wider understanding of the Turkish people is that business should not hinder Islamic values. Sitting between Europe and Asia, the country seems to be as much at crossroads in a geographical sense, as does its political stance lie between a Secular and Islamic State. It follows two of the most successful fashion companies expanding in two very different directions, from the more traditionally conservative representing religious values, to the later cutting edge European style of dress. Ipekyol or "silk road" is one of the leading clothing manufacturers in the country. Management have now set their sights on a new factory two hours west of Istanbul ready to expand to the western markets". (In Turkish and English)-- website."@en
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