Bulent Ecevit

We have in the last two years, we have passed 350 legislation in the parliament, most of which deal with democratization, human rights, and of course, economy.

It can be rebuilt if other countries with selfish interests will not meddle, as has been done in the past.

After all, we paid great prices because of the virtual partitioning of Iraq.

I generally don't follow domestic news that much aside from how it relates to the stories I'm covering abroad, like what Americans think of the War in Afghanistan.

In reality, Afghanistan has functioned as a nation-state for more than two centuries, and its army and bureaucracy reach back to the 19th century.

My father was in Ataturk's closest group. They lived together during the War of Liberation in Turkey.