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Turkey's PM Could Fall Over Headscarves

Attack by 'extreme' secular judges will hopefully fall short

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 20, 2008 7:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – Turkey's secular judges want to oust the ruling party for its moderate, and popular, stance on religion freedoms, Mustafa Akyol writes in the American. On paper, the judiciary seeks to punish the incumbent AKP party for crimes such as nepotism and corruption. In reality, Akyol... Read full story »

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