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Turkey: The AKP Prepares for the Possibility of Being Banned

Apr 3, 2008 | 00:12 GMT

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Summary

Leaders of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are preparing for the possibility that the party will be outlawed by the nation's highest court for allegedly trying to alter the secular nature of the constitution. If the Islamic-rooted party is barred, Turkey could return to a period of unstable coalition governments.

Leaders of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are preparing for the possibility that its party will be outlawed by the nation’s highest court....

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