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Turkey to vote in most important poll in decades (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:18:39 GMT

Turkey votes on Sunday in a parliamentary election pitting the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party against nationalists who disagree strongly over the future path of the secular Muslim country.


Voters consider challenges facing Turkey (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:59:35 GMT

Turkey's election campaign ended on Saturday as people prepared to vote for a new Parliament that will face a host of challenges: a presidential election, violence by Kurdish rebels and a growing divide over the role of Islam in society.


Turkey goes to polls for key vote (BBC News)
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Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:29:20 GMT

Polls open in Turkey's general election, which is seen as a key test of the country's secular tradition.


Turkey warns of possible incursion into Iraq after elections (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:10:16 GMT

Turkey warned Saturday that it could send troops into northern Iraq after Sunday's general elections if talks with Iraqi and US officials fail to produce effective measures against Kurdish rebels based there.


Turkey warns of possible Iraq incursion after elections (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:18:53 GMT

Turkey warned Saturday that it could send troops into northern Iraq if talks with Iraqi and US officials after Sunday's general elections fail to produce effective measures against Kurdish rebels based there.


Turkey votes in most important election in decades (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
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Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:25:29 GMT

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turks began voting on Sunday in a parliamentary election pitting the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party against nationalists who disagree strongly over the future path of the secular Muslim country.


Turkey's Competing Visions For The Future (CBS News)
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Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:00:00 GMT

Political and cultural chasms are large in Turkey, as Islamist and secular visions of the future vie for votes in parliamentary elections on Sunday.


Turkey to vote in most important poll in decades (The New Zealand Herald)
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Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:01:38 GMT

ANKARA - Turkey votes today in a parliamentary election pitting the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party against nationalists who disagree strongly over the future path of the secular Muslim country.


Turkey votes in most important election in decades (Tiscali)
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Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:44:25 GMT

Polling booths opened at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) in east Turkey. In the west, including Ankara and Istanbul, they open at 8 a.m.. Unofficial results are expected after 9 p.m. (1800 GMT). Some 43 million Turks out of a population of 74 million can vote.


Electoral satire, Turkey-style (Aljazeera)
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Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:38:51 GMT

Al Jazeera continues its series of reports on Turkey ahead of Sunday's general elections as Jonathan Gorvett takes a look at the role political satire has played in the election campaign.