From: tankut@IASTATE.EDU (Sabri T Atan)
Subject: Re: "Stretching from the Adriatic Sea to the Great Wall of China"
Reply-To: tankut@IASTATE.EDU (Sabri T Atan)
Organization: Iowa State University
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In article <1993Apr29.025008.4586@urartu.sdpa.org>, dbd@urartu.sdpa.org (David
Davidian) writes:
> In the following report: _Turkey Eyes Regional Role_ ANKARA, Turkey (AP)
> April 27, 1993, we find in the last paragraph:
> 
> [Turanist] Although Premier Suleyman Demirel criticized Ozal's often
> [Turanist] brash calls for more Turkish influence, he also has spoken
> [Turanist] of a swath of Turkic peoples "stretching from the Adriatic
> [Turanist] Sea to the Great Wall of China."
> 
> Who does Demirel think he is fooling? It seems at both ends of his envisioned
> pan-Turkic Empire -- the Balkans and the Caucasus -- Turkey's fascist boasts
> are being pre-empted.
> 
> I would suggest Turkey let the world feel some of their "Grey Wolf Teeth",
and
> attempt to stretch from the Adriatic to China! Turkey will have cried "wolf"
> just once too much! 

Mentioning that Turkic people are wide-spread means desiring a Turkish empire?
Is that the logical thing to conclude from a statement like that? 
To me it just says that Turkey may have economical benefits from that
if she can be competitive enough. No more than that. But of course
you have the freedom of extrapolating as you wish from any statement.

One question: In what context did Ozal use the words you are quoting?
Can you give the whole speech. 

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Tankut Atan
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