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Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Turkey’s Citizens Caught in Political Crossfire - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Turkey’s Citizens Caught in Political Crossfire
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Bayram Balci Op-Ed April 1, 2014 World Policy Blog

Since December 17th, Turkey’s Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdoğan, has become ensnared by serious political crisis. Facing allegations of corruption and anti-democratic leadership, Erdoğan and his conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) are now enemies of a former-ally turned competitor encroaching on Erdoğan’s power. A once strong coalition between Erdoğan’s (AKP) and Fethullah Gülen, an Islamic preacher and former ally to the prime minister, has shattered to pieces.

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