"Turkey's 'First Christian'
By Soner Cagaptay
CNN Global Public Square, July 6, 2011
Amidst news of Turkey's political turmoil -- a parliamentary boycott led by the main opposition party has overshadowed the June 12th election victory of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the Turkish political system faces a stalemate -- a key development has almost gone unnoticed. On June 12th, the Turks elected the country's first Christian deputy, Mr. Erol Dora, to the Ankara parliament (Meclis), literally making him Turkey's 'First Christian.' "
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