"Erdogan's dilemma
Mar 29th 2007 | ANKARA
From The Economist print edition
Elections for a new Turkish president in May are already causing ructions
PRESIDENTIAL elections in Turkey have never been smooth affairs. Meddlesome generals have always wanted a say. In 1961 a respected academic was forced to withdraw by two gun-toting generals. But these days the army doesn't wave guns around, and in its eagerness to join the European Union, Turkey has become decidedly more democratic (though the election is indirect, via a parliamentary vote)."
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