"In Turkey, a political prodigy steps aside
By Fazile Zahir
FETHIYE, Turkey - Last month's local elections have dashed Suleyman Soylu's dream of bringing a new egalitarian system of democracy to Turkey. The leader of the Democratic Party, and inheritor of five decades of the party's political triumphs, is now forced to wake up to a new political reality. "
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