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Thursday, June 09, 2011

The Sultan of Istancool: Is Erdogan's Success Pulling Turks Away from Europe? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

"The Sultan of Istancool
Is Erdogan's Success Pulling Turks Away from Europe?

By Daniel Steinvorth and Bernhard Zand

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to win a third term in Sunday's election. His hunger for power may be bad for Turkey's democracy, but he has helped transform the country into an economic powerhouse. The once-promised EU membership seems increasingly irrelevant for the rising power."

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