Sunday, September 26, 2010

RubinReports: Turkey's Referendum Doesn't Mean Popular Support for A Regime Aligning with Iran

"Turkey's Referendum Doesn't Mean Popular Support for A Regime Aligning with Iran

By Barry Rubin

It is true that the passage of the referendum in Turkey with 58 percent of the vote can be seen as a victory for the AKP regime. But that point shouldn't be exaggerated. The bad feature of the reforms--in terms of consolidating the Islamist government's power--is to strengthen the regime's control over the courts and to limit further the autonomy of the Turkish army."

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