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Presidency move comes with some peril for Erdogan

By DESMOND BUTLERSUZAN FRASER
Published July 1, 2014 12:03pm ET
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Presidency move comes with some peril for Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — After more than a decade in power, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan dominates Turkish politics like a one-man-show. He has defanged the once supreme military, reshaped the judiciary and cowed the press. Now, at the peak of his power, he has announced he is running for president — a role he […]

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — After more than a decade in power, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan dominates Turkish politics like a one-man-show.

He has defanged the once supreme military, reshaped the judiciary and cowed the press. Now, at the peak of his power, he has announced he is running for president — a role he intends to shape into the most powerful job in Turkey.

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