Seeking a saviour

Lovatt D.

WORLD TODAY, vol.56, no.7, pp.7, 2000 (SSCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Journal Name: WORLD TODAY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.7
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

After forty years in politics, Suleyman Demirel's seven-year term as president of Turkey came to an end in the middle of May, the day before a Turkish football team won the UEFA cup. The new president, former head of the Constitutional Court, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, couldn't have timed his inauguration better. There was already a light breeze of optimism gently blowing over the country for the new president to build on, but victory on the football field brought a change of attitude. Suddenly the people of Turkey - known for their harsh self-criticism and feelings of not being the equal of other nations took the soccer win to heart. Turkey was now an equal among equals.