"I believe that this decision was also a proactive move serving another purpose: the AKP government tries to redefine 'Turkish citizenship' in more liberal, civilian and modern terms -- which is mistakenly interpreted as neo-Ottomanism by some," says Cakir.
"Vjerujem da je ova odluka također bila proaktivan korak koji služi drugom cilju: vlada AKP pokušava redefinirati 'tursko državljanstvo' u liberalnijem, civilnijem i modernijem smislu -- što neki pogrešno tumače kao neootomanizam", kaže Cakir.