"Turkish women struggle to get elected
Before the July 22 legislative vote, women's groups push for more equity on male-dominated ballots.
By Yigal Schleifer | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
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Istanbul, Turkey - Nursuna Memecan, a well-known Istanbul businesswoman, surprised her friends with the recent announcement that she would be running in Turkey's July 22 parliamentary elections.
Her friends were even more surprised when they found out the secular-minded Ms. Memecan would be running on the ticket of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), an Islamic-rooted party that for the last few months has been facing increasing criticism that it is working to erode Turkey's secular foundations."
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