"Turkey's bad example on democracy and authoritarianism
JUST AT the moment that Turkey is being held up as a model for Arab states emerging from authoritarianism, its claim to be the Muslim world's leading democracy is in danger. Don't take it from us: Here is what the country's president, Abdullah Gul, has to say: 'The impression I get is that there are certain developments that the public conscience cannot accept. This is casting a shadow over the level that Turkey has reached and the image that is lauded by everyone.' "
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