Wednesday, June 12, 2013

L.A. Times - Asia: Protests in Turkey bring a reckoning to Prime Minister Erdogan

L.A. Times - Asia
Headlines from latimes.com
thumbnail Protests in Turkey bring a reckoning to Prime Minister Erdogan
Jun 13th 2013, 01:26

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islam-democracy blend may be too restrictive for the secularists, activists and even working-class mothers protesting in Taksim Square.

ISTANBUL, Turkey — With swagger and grand designs, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power more than a decade ago, heralding a new Islamist-based democracy he envisioned as a model for a Muslim world caught in the grip of autocrats, kings and despots.

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