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Erdogan v Ataturk – the battle for Turkey’s political soul
Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan, whose Islamist AK party has ruled the country for a decade, does not seem to care what the secular crowd protesting in Istanbul thinks.
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His opponents call him the sultan, and say he is intent on transforming Turkey’s secular state into an Islamic fiefdom. But amid widespread protests, which way will Turkey’s prime minister turn?
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