Necmettin Erbakan, Turkey's first Islamist PM, dies

Gerald · 02-27-11, 03:22 PM

Turkey's first Islamist prime minister, Necmettin Erbakan, has died at the age of 85, one of his aides has said.

Mr Erbakan served only a year as prime minister before he was forced to stand down in 1997 by Turkey's staunchly secular military.

His Islamist Welfare Party was banned in 1998, while Mr Erbakan was barred from politics for five years for violating the constitution.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12590773

Note: 27 February 2011 Last updated at 11:42 GM

02-27-11, 03:26 PM

I don't know, but is he the poster boy for the ugly which democracy can be? Or do we have to wait?

Gerald · 02-27-11, 03:36 PM

The real democracy that we in the West has, it may be we'll wait, if that was what you meant..

02-27-11, 03:22 PM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Necmettin Erbakan, Turkey's first Islamist PM, dies Turkey's first Islamist prime minister, Necmettin Erbakan, has died at the age of 85, one of his aides has said. Mr Erbakan served only a year as prime minister before he was forced to stand down in 1997 by Turkey's staunchly secular military. His Islamist Welfare Party was banned in 1998, while Mr Erbakan was barred from politics for five years for violating the constitution. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12590773 Note: 27 February 2011 Last updated at 11:42 GM __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

02-27-11, 03:36 PM	#3
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	The real democracy that we in the West has, it may be we'll wait, if that was what you meant.. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

02-27-11, 03:26 PM	#2
The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I don't know, but is he the poster boy for the ugly which democracy can be? Or do we have to wait?