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Friday, June 10, 2011

Matthew Kaminski: Turkey's 'Good Dictator' - WSJ.com

"Turkey's 'Good Dictator'
Prime Minister Erdogan has been an economic modernizer, but he's never been comfortable with criticism or shared power.

BY MATTHEW KAMINSKI

Turkey has changed in eye-popping ways since Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power in 2002. What remains unchanged is anxiety over the intentions of this unique political talent, who looks poised to win a third term in Sunday's elections. He wants to reshape Turkey much as the founder of the republic Kemal Ataturk did. But to what end?"

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