Two sides

Yea, there are two strongly opposing sides in Turkish politics too. It seems to me to be a little less obvious, though. Ankara is the capitol. Ataturk's (the father of Turkey) mausoleum is here. The people around me tend to fall toward the nationalist side. But I read articles like this and it's evident that there is some all too familiar anger that runs deep. People back home ask me to explain that conflict that exists here and I don't know how to explain it because I don't fully understand it. Maybe people who live further east have a better grasp than I do. I found this article (click the title above for the link) to fill some holes still leaving many.