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Turkey: Court Ruling Represents "The End of the Beginning" of Secular-Islamist Tension
BY NICHOLAS BIRCH
The refusal of Turkey’s constitutional court to ban the governing Justice and Development Party pulled the country back from the brink of political upheaval. Nevertheless, the country’s political foundation remains unsound, and the court ruling could easily prove to be merely a temporary reprieve from turmoil.
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ALMANAC FACTS
Area: 780,580 sq km (301,383 sq mi)
Population: 68,893,918
Capital: Ankara
President: Abdullah Gul
Religion: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Life Expectancy: 72.08 years
GDP per capita: $6,700
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Bebek, Istanbul 80811
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Phone: 90-212-287-9986; 90-212-2
Fax: 90-212-287-9967
Email: info@osiaf.org.tr
Director: Mr. Hakan Altinay
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