"Let Turkey Be 30 Aug 2007, 0055 hrs IST
AKP can prove Islam and democracy are compatible. Where in the world is a religious political party more committed to economic liberalisation and international integration than its secular opponents? Look to Turkey for an answer, where Abdullah Gul, former Islamist and co-founder of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), outmanoeuvred his detractors in Turkey's secular elite to become its new president.
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