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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