"Turkey’s political openness holds lessons for the Arab world
* Last Updated: July 31. 2008 8:03PM UAE / July 31. 2008 4:03PM GMT
Some may think that the intricacies of domestic Turkish politics are irrelevant to the fate of the Arab world. Not so, as made plainly evident by the sigh of relief throughout the region after the country’s Constitutional Court decided against banning the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)."
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