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In Turkey, a Sign of a Rising Islamic Middle Class (New York Times)
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Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:38:05 GMT

Turkey?s ruling party chose a presidential candidate with an Islamic background, focusing the worries of secular Turks.


Turkey's PM decides not to run for president (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:19:25 GMT

Turkey's Islamist-rooted Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday named Abdullah Gul as the ruling party candidate for president, following harsh secularist objections to his own reported ambitions.


Turkey gets a reformist candidate (CNN.com)
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Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:22:57 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) -- Turkey's reformist Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul will stand as his party's presidential candidate, the ruling AK party said Tuesday, in a move which could ease tension with the army and boost the Islamist-rooted groups electoral chances.


Moderate tapped for Turkey presidency (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:26:24 GMT

Turkey's ruling party chose the foreign minister as its presidential candidate Tuesday, following months of tension over whether the pro-Islamic prime minister would seek the post that has long guarded the country's secularism.


In Turkey, a sign of a rising Islamic middle class (International Herald Tribune)
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Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:46:46 GMT

The choice of Abdullah Gul is expected to extend the reach of a party with a religious base into the heart of Turkey's secular establishment for the first time.


Turkey: Gul tabbed for presidency (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:11:24 GMT

Turkey's foreign minister has been chosen as the ruling party's candidate for the presidency, a decision that will maintain continuity in EU reforms but fails to resolve a fight between the country's secular and Islamist camps.


Turkey's Christians face backlash (The Christian Science Monitor)
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Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:00:38 GMT

Several recent murders have confronted Turkey's growing ranks of Christian evangelicals.


Turkey's ex-Islamist PM rules out bid for presidency (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:25:37 GMT

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday named Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as the ruling party's candidate for president, ending speculation that Erdogan, a former Islamist, would stand himself.


Analysis: Turkey's tense election (BBC News)
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Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:29:39 GMT

Turkey's foreign minister Abdullah Gul looks likely to become president, but tensions surround the election.


Turkey's prime minister not to stand for presidency (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:21:50 GMT

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday named Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as the ruling party's candidate for president, ending speculation that Erdogan would stand himself.