Turkey: Erbakan expounds his Islamic vision. (Turkish prime minister Necmettin Erbakan)

MEED Middle East Economic Digest | September 6, 1996| | Copyright

Turkey's first Islamist premier is known at home as 'Hoca' or Islamic teacher, but his first two months in power have left students of his politics perplexed. Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan's first decisions as the head of the coalition government suggested a moderation and caution at odds with the fiery rhetoric of his previous pronouncements. The supposed foe of the West behaved like a good friend. Instead of pulling out of NATO, as promised, he reaffirmed Turkey's commitment. The customs union with the EU would not be scrapped, after all, and the Gulf war allies could ...

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