For years now Turkey has been lobby

For years now Turkey has been lobbying the European Union to allow it to join the free trade block as a member state. If the EU says yes, it will be the first Muslim state in the Union Many critics in the EU worry that Islam and Western style capitalism do not mix well, and that as a consequence, allowing Turkey into the EU would be a mis­take. However, a close look at what is going on in Turkey suggests that this view may be misplaced. Consider the area around the city of Kayseri in Central Turkey. Many dis­miss this poor, largely agricultural region of Turkey as a non- European backwater, far removed from the secular bustle of Istanbul. It is a region where traditional Islamic values hold sway. And yet, it is also a region that has produced so many thriving Muslim enterprises that it is sometimes called the "AnatolianTiger" Businesses based here include large food manufacturers, textile companies, furniture manufacturers, and engineering enterprises, many of which export a substantial percentage of their production.
Local business leaders attribute the success of com­panies in the region to an entrepreneurial spirit that they say is part of Islam They point out that the Prophet Mu­hammad, who was himself a trader, preached merchant honor and commanded that 90 percent of a Muslim's life be devoted to work in order to put food on the table Outsider observers have gone further, arguing that what is occurring around Kayseri is an example of Islamic Cal­vinism, a fusion of traditional Islamic values and the work ethic often associated with Protestantism in general, and Calvinism in particular.
Within Kayseri, the influence of Islam is plain to see. Many companies set aside rooms and time for 15-mmute prayer breaks. Most of the older businessmen have been to Mecca on the Haji, the pilgrimage that all Muslims are meant to make at least once in a lifetime. Few of the cafes and restaurants in Kayseri serve alcohol, and most women wear a headscarf.
At the Kayseri sugar factory, one of the most profitable in the region, a senior manager claims that Islam has played a large part in improving the profitability of the en­terprise. For a long time the factory bought most of its sugar beets from a single monopoly supplier, who charged a high price. But because Islam preaches equal opportu­nity in business, managers at the sugar factory decided that the Islamic thing to do was diversify the supply base and encourage small producers to sell beets to them. To­day the factory buys sugar beets from 20,000 small grow­ers. Competition between them has lowered prices and boosted the factory's profitability. The same manager also noted that "If you are not a good Muslim, don't pray five times a day and don't have a wife who wears a headscarf, it can be difficult to do business here."
However, not everyone agrees that Islam is the driving force behind the region's success. Saffet Arslan, the man­aging director of Ipek, the largest furniture producer in the region (which exports to more than 30 countries), claims that another force is at work—globalization. According to Arslan, over the last three decades local Muslims who once eschewed making money in favor of focusing on re­ligion are now making business a priority. They see the Western world, and Western capitalism, as a model, not Islam, and because of globalization and the opportunities associated with it, they want to become successful. At the same time, Arslan is a practicing Muslim who has built a mosque in the basement of Ipec's headquarters building so that people can pray while at work.
If there is a weakness in the Islamic model of busi­ness that is emerging in places like Kayseri, some say it can be found in traditional attitudes toward the role of women in the work place, and the low level of female employment in the region. According to a report by the European Stability Initiative, the same group that holds up the Kayseri region as an example of Islamic Calvin­ism, the low participation of women in the local work­force is the Achilles heel of the economy, and it may stymie the attempts of the region to catch up with the countries of the European Union.

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Trong năm nay Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ đã vận động liên minh châu Âu để cho phép nó để tham gia khối thương mại tự do như là một quốc gia thành viên. Nếu EU nói có, nó sẽ là nhà nước Hồi giáo đầu tiên ở liên minh nhiều nhà phê bình trong EU lo lắng rằng Hồi giáo và phong cách phương Tây chủ nghĩa tư bản không pha trộn tốt, và rằng kết quả là, cho phép Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ vào EU sẽ là một sai lầm. Tuy nhiên, một cái nhìn gần gũi về những gì đang xảy ra tại Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ cho thấy rằng quan điểm này có thể được bị đặt sai chỗ. Xem xét khu vực xung quanh thành phố Kayseri, ở miền trung Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ. Nhiều người bỏ qua khu vực này nghèo, chủ yếu là nông nghiệp của Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ là một khóa tu dâng phòng không Châu Âu, rất xa vời với thế tục nhộn nhịp của Istanbul. Nó là một khu vực nơi mà giá trị truyền thống Hồi giáo giữ sway. Chưa hết, nó cũng là một khu vực mà đã sản xuất rất nhiều người Hồi giáo phát triển mạnh các doanh nghiệp mà nó đôi khi gọi là các doanh nghiệp "AnatolianTiger" dựa ở đây bao gồm nhà sản xuất thực phẩm lớn, công ty dệt may, đồ nội thất nhà sản xuất, và kỹ thuật các doanh nghiệp, nhiều trong số đó xuất khẩu một tỷ lệ đáng kể sản xuất của họ.Local business leaders attribute the success of com­panies in the region to an entrepreneurial spirit that they say is part of Islam They point out that the Prophet Mu­hammad, who was himself a trader, preached merchant honor and commanded that 90 percent of a Muslim's life be devoted to work in order to put food on the table Outsider observers have gone further, arguing that what is occurring around Kayseri is an example of Islamic Cal­vinism, a fusion of traditional Islamic values and the work ethic often associated with Protestantism in general, and Calvinism in particular.Within Kayseri, the influence of Islam is plain to see. Many companies set aside rooms and time for 15-mmute prayer breaks. Most of the older businessmen have been to Mecca on the Haji, the pilgrimage that all Muslims are meant to make at least once in a lifetime. Few of the cafes and restaurants in Kayseri serve alcohol, and most women wear a headscarf.Tại nhà máy đường Kayseri, một trong các sinh lợi nhiều nhất trong vùng, một người quản lý cấp cao tuyên bố rằng Hồi giáo đã đóng góp một phần lớn trong việc cải thiện lợi nhuận của doanh nghiệp. Trong một thời gian dài các nhà máy mua hầu hết củ cải đường của nó từ một nhà cung cấp độc quyền duy nhất, người trả giá cao. Nhưng bởi vì Hồi giáo preaches cơ hội bình đẳng trong kinh doanh, quản lý tại nhà máy đường quyết định rằng điều Hồi giáo để làm là đa dạng hóa các cơ sở cung cấp và nhà sản xuất nhỏ để bán các củ cải để họ khuyến khích. Hôm nay các nhà máy mua củ cải đường từ 20.000 người trồng nhỏ. Cuộc cạnh tranh giữa họ đã hạ xuống giá và tăng lợi nhuận của nhà máy. Người quản lý cùng cũng lưu ý rằng "nếu bạn không phải một người Hồi giáo tốt, không cầu nguyện năm lần một ngày và không có một người vợ người đeo một headscarf, nó có thể được khó khăn để làm kinh doanh ở đây."However, not everyone agrees that Islam is the driving force behind the region's success. Saffet Arslan, the man­aging director of Ipek, the largest furniture producer in the region (which exports to more than 30 countries), claims that another force is at work—globalization. According to Arslan, over the last three decades local Muslims who once eschewed making money in favor of focusing on re­ligion are now making business a priority. They see the Western world, and Western capitalism, as a model, not Islam, and because of globalization and the opportunities associated with it, they want to become successful. At the same time, Arslan is a practicing Muslim who has built a mosque in the basement of Ipec's headquarters building so that people can pray while at work.If there is a weakness in the Islamic model of busi­ness that is emerging in places like Kayseri, some say it can be found in traditional attitudes toward the role of women in the work place, and the low level of female employment in the region. According to a report by the European Stability Initiative, the same group that holds up the Kayseri region as an example of Islamic Calvin­ism, the low participation of women in the local work­force is the Achilles heel of the economy, and it may stymie the attempts of the region to catch up with the countries of the European Union.