Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130611:19:54:00
Modern secular politics but also a religious conservative, the first of his kind to be elected in turkey since the days of adaturk. people crossed their fingers from the west who spent time in the west. the modern educated turks who had gone to fine schools, who spent time in america and europe. they said we're going to hope that will erdogan is what he says is he, that he is a devout muslim but also a devout believer in democracy. and if anybody could square the circle they said to themselves of turkish history as well as this great conundrum of modern world affairs it would be this man. er g...