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Thursday, January 31, 2008

The Associated Press: Turkish Military Shuns Head-Scarf Debate

"Turkish Military Shuns Head-Scarf Debate

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA – 1 day ago

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's military has a tradition of interfering in politics, even staging several coups in past decades. But on Wednesday, the chief of the secular armed forces refrained from direct comment on one of his country's most explosive debates: the Islamic head scarf."

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