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Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Turkey: Erdogan Weighs in on Egypt, Ankara Confronts Democratization Dilemma | EurasiaNet.org

"Turkey: Erdogan Weighs in on Egypt, Ankara Confronts Democratization Dilemma
February 1, 2011 - 11:28am, by Nicholas Birch

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 1 joined a growing chorus of critics taking aim at embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Given Turkey’s rising influence in the Muslim world, Erdogan’s words seemed set to catalyze Egyptian protesters. His comments also underscored a looming democratization dilemma for Ankara. "

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