"Erdogan tied to Islamic forces
By Andrew Borowiec
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
April 20, 2006
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- An escalation of warnings about a growing Islamic threat in Turkey is putting new pressures on the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, possibly damaging its role as Washington's key ally in the area.
In increasingly bitter verbal exchanges with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Mr. Erdogan rejected charges that he is leading Turkey away from its secular system toward Islamic fundamentalism.
Mr. Sezer's latest broadside was a statement to the War Academy that 'religious fundamentalism has reached dramatic proportions.' Islamic fundamentalism 'is trying to infiltrate politics, education and the state, it is systematically eroding values,' Mr. Sezer said. "
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