"In Turkey, military's power over secular democracy slips
By Janine Zacharia
Washington Post Foreign Correspondent
Sunday, April 11, 2010
ISTANBUL -- Since the Turkish republic's founding 87 years ago, the military has stood as unquestioned guardian of secular democracy, intervening when it deemed necessary to keep religion out of politics in this overwhelmingly Muslim nation. "
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