"In Turkey, secularists escalate fight against ruling AKP
The country's highest court is weighing whether to allow a motion to shut down the party, saying its Islamic initiatives cross a constitutional line.
By Yigal Schleifer | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
from the March 27, 2008 edition
Istanbul - Turkey's secular establishment has dramatically escalated its fight to thwart the growing influence of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the emerging socially and religiously conservative middle class that it represents."
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