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Turkey's Islamist business community
The Islamist business community continues to gain ground in Turkey. People from the community manage some of Turkey's major companies, such as Ulker Food, Industry and Trading and Ihlas Holding. Some secularists fear that the movement is part of an attempt to turn the country into an Islamic state. However, most secular Turks and Western business people do not fear hidden agendas and report few problems in their dealings with Islamists.See the full content of this document
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Islamist business forges ahead.
In another sign that separations between Islam and the Establishment are crumbling in Turkey, an Islamist business community is clearly gaining size, status and financial muscle in the secular republic. Signs include the rising number of interest-free financial institutions and the growing number of business people who distinguish themselves as "...
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