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Friday, June 03, 2011

BBC News - Turkey election: AKP courts the Alevi minority vote

"Turkey election: AKP courts the Alevi minority vote
By Jonathan Head BBC News, Istanbul
Alevi faithful dance at a religious service in Turkey Dance forms an important part of Alevi religious services

On 12 June, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has governed Turkey for the past eight years, will be seeking a third election victory.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ambitions to introduce far-reaching constitutional change and to do that he needs a larger, two-thirds majority of seats in the next parliament. "

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