Turkey's Erdogan and year of 'foreign plot'
James Reynolds By James Reynolds BBC News, Istanbul
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 10 Dec 13 Mr Erdogan faces local and presidential elections next year
"Since 2003, we've been trying to get Turkey into the top 10 countries in the world," declared Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 18 December.
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