Egypt's generals eye Turkish model
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and MAGGIE MICHAEL
Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) - Now that Egypt has its first freely elected president, Egypt's powerful generals appear headed toward copying the Turkish model from decades past - retaining overwhelming powers while allowing a civilian regime complete with the trappings of democracy to emerge.
It is not the model that many in today's Turkey boast about, but rather one dating back to the 1980s and 1990s when civilians ran Turkey's day-to-day affairs under the watchful eyes of the military.
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