"Turkish Prime Minister Urges Tolerance Toward Muslims
By JAN SLIVA
Associated Press Writer
June 28, 2006, 3:11 PM EDT
STRASBOURG, France -- Turkey's prime minister urged the West on Wednesday to make a concerted effort to lessen tensions with Muslim societies, saying more tolerance is needed to mend a deepening rift with the Islamic world.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last year's angry protests over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad reveal a need to discuss limits to free expression in some cases to keep extremists from exploiting growing polarization. "
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