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have created a situation of anomie in the country. The extreme-right vvingelements have a strong hold in certain centres of power. There is a climateof aggressive nationalism. The ingredients of an authoritarian rulehave been accumulating.The moment of truth has come, as regards democratization. For mostof the 1990s, successive governments declared their strong determinationto consolidate democracy, stop human rights violations, modify the legislation,ete. Sad to say, not much was done.Yet, Turkey has institutions, civil society organizations, and dedicatedcitizens working tovvards a Consolidated, non eyelieal democracy. Willthey be able to achieve this goal? I am confident that, ultimately, theywill.250