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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Bid to ban party may force Turkey election - The National Newspaper

"Bid to ban party may force Turkey election

Thomas Seibert, Foreign Correspondent

* Last Updated: February 18. 2010 9:13PM UAE / February 18. 2010 5:13PM GMT

ISTANBUL // In a development that could lead to a new attempt to ban Turkey’s ruling party and to early parliamentary elections, the arrest of a state prosecutor linked to an alleged plot to stage a coup d’etat has sparked a severe crisis in Ankara, as the government and judiciary descend into a bitter row about alleged political interference into the work of judges and prosecutors."

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