ASSESSMENTS
Turkey's Constitutional Changes and the Path Ahead
Sep 12, 2010 | 21:03 GMT
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Summary
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) secured enough votes in a crucial referendum Sept. 12 to strengthen its position ahead of July 2011 parliamentary elections and undercut the country's secular establishment. Now that it has convinced its rivals of its political strength, the AKP will aggressively work toward a strategic accommodation with key segments of the secularist and Kurdish camps in order to sustain its rise and reshape Turkey's political system.
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