Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on his return from a down under trip to New Zealand and Australia, has clarified his remarks about “identity”. He objected the use of “religion is an upper identity” in all cases upon his arrival at the Ankara Esenboga Airport on Sunday. The upper identity, according to him, is first and foremost to be a citizen of the Republic of Turkey. He added, however, he used the term “cement” for religion, suggesting it is the most important element to bonding society, Erdogan stressed...
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