"Turkish party rejects anti-secularism charges
By SUZAN FRASER – 2 hours ago
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's deputy prime minister defended the ruling party in the country's top court Thursday against charges that it is steering the country toward Islamic rule.
The chief prosecutor is demanding the Islamic-rooted party be disbanded for anti-secular activity and that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and 70 other party members be barred from joining a political party for five years."
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