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Ariana Ferentinou The visit of Mrs. Hillary Clinton to Turkey about two weeks ago lasted less than 24 hours. Yet, it was the first by a high representative of the new Obama administration and generated enormous interest. Mrs. Clinton announced the visit to Turkey by president Obama in the beginning of April and flattered the Islamic-rooted Erdogan government for the importance of their country; yet she chose an anti-government, secularist popular all-woman TV show to appear before the Turkish public. The well known writer Pinar Kür, and one of the hostesses of the NTV show, “Haydi Gel Bizimle Ol” (Come and Join Us) reveals that the offer for Hillary Clinton to appear at their show came from the Americans, that Mrs. Clinton was not informed in advance about the questions put to her by the four women hostesses, and that she was quite comfortable when talking about her personal life. Kür believes that by choosing their program, the Obama leadership wanted to send a political message to the Erdogan government that they would not define Turkey as a “moderate Islamic country” any longer. Also Kür points out that Mrs. Clinton was a rival of Obama during the race for the Democratic presidential candidacy, but the fact that she is now serving as the US Secretary of State is a sign of “democratic culture”. “It does not happen with us,” she says. “Ecevit was the same. Demirel was the same, Baykal is the same. Of course, Erdogan is the same. Everyone who opposes them is thrown out.” The initial approach came from an official of the American Consulate in Istanbul, says Pinar Kür. “She approached Cigdem Anad, our moderator and asked whether we would like to interview Mrs. Clinton. I think, they wanted a women’s program and ours was both the […]