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Turkey steps up Islamic finance push as sensitivities ease | Reuters

MIDEAST MONEY-Turkey steps up Islamic finance push as sensitivities ease

By Nevzat Devranoglu

ISTANBUL | Wed May 29, 2013 7:30pm IST

May 29 (Reuters) - When Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan came to power a decade ago it would have been almost unthinkable for his government to issue an Islamic bond, given accusations it was seeking to erode Turkey's secular status.

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