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Sunday, May 08, 2011

Turkey’s Threshold

"Turkey’s Threshold

Sunday, May 8, 2011
SONER CAGAPTAY, HALE ARIFAGAOGLU & GIZEM KOCVER

Turkey faces what could be historic elections on June 12. Opinion polls suggest the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, will win the polls for a third time since 2002. The question though is whether the AKP will win the required 2/3 legislative majority to single handedly draft a constitution for the country, ushering in key changes to Turkey’s political system since Atatürk created the country as a secular republic in the mold of Europe."

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