Saturday, February 03, 2007

Turkey's uncertain times - Editorials/Op-Ed - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

"Turkey's uncertain times

TODAY'S EDITORIAL
February 3, 2007

Prominent among the many questions that surround Turkey's election year is whether current Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan decides to seek the presidency. Although Mr. Erdogan is not likely to announce his decision until April, in time for a new president to be chosen before the term of current President Ahmet Necdet Sezer expires in May, the prospect of Mr. Erdogan, a moderate Islamist, in the presidency and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), also Islamist, ruling Parliament has caused concern about the possible erosion of Turkish secularism. "

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