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Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Turkey’s Quest to Modernize Remains on Track
(Commentary by Soli Ozel, political scientist at Istanbul Bilgi University) Rare are the moments in a democratic country’s history when a sitting government increases its level of support substantially, as Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) did last Sunday. These elections consolidate a spectacular realignment that has brought disparate social forces together to challenge the existing distribution of power and privilege. Read more...
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