title: Turkey&rsquo;s Democracy Saga: The Struggle Against Interventionist Politics
author: Ali Bulac
description: <span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ali Bulac</span><span> is a prominent scholar and researcher on Islam and the sociology of Islamic societies. He extensively writes and lectures on Islam, Turkish politics, and the Middle East. He has more than twenty books in print and is currently a columnist for the Turkish dailies, Zaman and Today&#39;s Zaman. He lives in Istanbul, Turkey.</span></span>
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