The secularists in Turkey haven't underestimated religion, they just made the mistake of believing they could control it with the power of the army alone. (Orhan Pamuk)

The secularists in Turkey haven't underestimated religion, they just made the mistake of believing they could control it with the power of the army alone.

Orhan Pamuk

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