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Saturday, July 21, 2007

Turkey's vast, poor electorate ultra-loyal to their PM

"Turkey's vast, poor electorate ultra-loyal to their PM
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DOUG SAUNDERS

July 21, 2007

ISTANBUL -- To understand why Turkish voters seem poised to re-elect their controversial Prime Minister in tomorrow's elections, turn your eyes away from the Turkish tanks massing on the Iraq border to the southeast of the country, or the truckloads of goods streaming into the European Union to the northwest."

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