Turkish Quake Has Political Aftershocks; Islamic Movement's Relief Effort Upstages and Upsets Government From: The Washington Post | Date: August 27, 1999| Author: Lee Hockstader | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A week after a powerful earthquake ravaged northwestern Turkey, a behind-the-scenes struggle is taking shape between the resolutely secular government and the country's powerful and well-organized Islamic movement.

The contest--partly a gathering war of words, partly a matter of power politics and muscle-flexing--involves the government's apparent unease over emergency relief programs mounted by Turkey's main Islamic-oriented political party and a host of Islamic humanitarian relief or...

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