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  • August 2007
    • Turkish Army Blasts Incoming President

      Turkish Army Blasts Incoming President

      (Newser) - Turkey is heading for a showdown over the relation of the state and Islam as Abdullah Gul, who has been the subject of bitter protests, was named president of Turkey in a parliamentary election today. The nomination of Gul, the foreign minister and a practicing Muslim whose wife wears a head scarf, led to massive secularist protests across Turkey last spring. More »

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      Islam   Turkey   secularism   Abdullah Gul   Turkish elections

    • Foes Gear to Fight New Bid By Ex-Islamist to Lead Turkey

      Foes Gear to Fight New Bid By Ex-Islamist to Lead Turkey

      (Newser) - Turkish secularists are bracing for another clash over the presidential candidacy of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a devout Muslim and one-time Islamist party member who critics fear plans to enforce extreme religious principals in public life. The last time he was nominated as the ruling party's candidate, just three months ago, the army threatened a coup, and thousands took to the streets. More »

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      religion   Islam   Turkey   Muslim   Recep Tayyip Erdogan   secularism   Abdullah Gul   Turkish elections

  • July 2007
    • Turkish Elections Boost PM

      Turkish Elections Boost PM

      (Newser) - Turkey’s ruling party dominated parliamentary elections today despite its perceived threat to the nation’s entrenched secularism. The elections were moved up after the secular opposition foiled PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempt to install an ex-Islamist ally as president. The results, seen as a mandate for the AKP, also raise the risk of increased conflict, Reuters reports. More »

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      European Union   Islam   Turkey   Kurds   Kurdistan   Recep Tayyip Erdogan   secularism   Turkish elections   AK Party   AKP

  • May 2007
    • Turkish Candidate Bows Out

      Turkish Candidate Bows Out

      (Newser) - Turkish presidential candidate Abdullah Gul threw in the towel yesterday after secularist legislators boycotted the election for the second time in nine days in reaction to Gul's pro-Islamist record. The partisan standoff portends a bitter clash between secularists who generally populate Turkey's urban areas and the ruling AK party in crucial parliamentary elections in July. More »

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      election   Turkey   secularism   Abdullah Gul   Turkish elections

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