Analysis: Politics enters science in Erdogan's Turkey
Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara November 22, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer
By Simon Cameron-Moore
ISTANBUL | Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:51am EST
(Reuters) - There was a time when candidates to the Turkish Academy of Sciences needed above all the respect and acceptance of their peers, but these days the government can largely choose who gets in.
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