Turkey: A model for the region?

As turmoil sweeps Egypt and Tunisia, Turkey’s successful democracy is a regional role model.

Turkish flag flies above statues in Istanbul

As countries like Tunisia and Egypt ask themselves what’s next, one country in the region has fashioned itself as a role model for successful democracy.

The reason? Turkey appears – so far – to have successfully married its secular institutions with a majority Muslim society.

Al Jazeera’s Anita McNaught has more from Istanbul.

Source: Al Jazeera