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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Bonner County Daily Bee - World News, Analysis: Is Turkish leader transforming a nation?

Analysis: Is Turkish leader transforming a nation?
AP

July 21, 2016 at 10:20 am | By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA

ISTANBUL (AP) — The stunning sweep of Turkey's crackdown following an attempted coup last week forces questions about how far President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go in a tense, conspiracy-fueled country. While the purges may be designed to derail any future insurrections, there are increasing concerns that Erdogan is seizing the moment to transform Turkey, steering it from its secular roots toward a more pious Muslim model and cementing personal power at the expense of democratic ideals.

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