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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Hürriyet - Bulent Arinc hints at thoughts about Turkish presidency

"Bulent Arinc hints at thoughts about Turkish presidency

Bulent Arinc hints at thoughts about Turkish presidencyBulent Arinc, Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, yesterday confirmed comments he had made at a breakfast meeting with reporters about Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's possible ascendancy to the presidency of Turkey. Arinc, who had told reporters that 'Prime Minister Erdogan would better serve his country being Prime Minister for the next 5 years,' reasserted his thoughts that Erdogan would be better at the helm of the parliament than in Cankaya Presidential Palace, but added 'My thoughts on this do not mean that the Prime Minister will or will not be a candidate for president.' "

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