Thursday, July 31, 2008

Turkey's governing party avoids being shut down for anti-secularism | World news | The Guardian

"Turkey's governing party avoids being shut down for anti-secularism

· Judges vote one shy for banning AKP outright
· Highest court's concerns enough to cut public funds

* Robert Tait in Istanbul
Turkey staved off a full-blown political crisis and a descent into prolonged uncertainty yesterday after the governing party narrowly escaped being wound up for allegedly plotting an Islamic state."

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