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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Turkish PM attacked for telling Gul critics to leave | International | Reuters

"Turkish PM attacked for telling Gul critics to leave Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:12AM EDT

By Paul de Bendern

ANKARA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan came under fire on Wednesday for calling on Turks who refused to accept Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as their next president to leave Turkey.

Turkey, a Muslim country with a strictly secular constitution, is polarized over whether or not Gul, a respected diplomat with a past in political Islam, should become the next head of state."

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