"Why Turkey May Need a Coup d'État
By YOUSSEF IBRAHIM
May 4, 2007
A fateful battle between secularism and Islamism is unfurling at Europe's gates.
On Tuesday, the highest court in Turkey blocked a Muslim fundamentalist candidate from running for president. At least 700,000 people had marched to protest the nomination in Istanbul on Sunday, and the Turkish army's chiefs of staff have warned the elected Islamist government of Prime Minister Erdogan to desist from diluting the secular nature of the country, or else."
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