Sunday, August 26, 2007

Erdogan, Gul Widen Army Rift, Gain Freer Hand on Turkish Sales

"Erdogan, Gul Widen Army Rift, Gain Freer Hand on Turkish Sales By Ben Holland

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who chose a shining light bulb as his party's symbol, is struggling to keep the power on. Turkey's largely state-owned electricity industry had trouble coping with high demand in the record temperatures of July and August. Now that Erdogan has won re-election to a second five-year term, he can proceed with plans to privatize the power companies."

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