Sunday, July 31, 2011

Prime Minister's Push Reshapes Turkish Politics - WSJ.com

"A Prime Minister's Push Reshapes Turkish Politics
In New Era of Civilian Control, Military Takes a Back Seat

BY MARC CHAMPION

ISTANBUL—Turkey's military and government will meet Monday in the wake of the resignations of the armed forces' top commanders, part of a new era in Turkey in which a civilian leader—Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan—is for the first time in complete control. "

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