Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Turkey's Erdogan to consolidate grip as ruling party renews | Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan to consolidate grip as ruling party renews

By Nick Tattersall and Can Sezer

KONYA, Turkey | Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:38am EDT

(Reuters) - Surveying the street lights sparkling like jewels on the plain below, Tahir Akyurek looks back with satisfaction on his first eight years as mayor of this central Turkish city.

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