Monday, March 31, 2008

Turkish court to hear case to close AK Party

Turkish court to hear case to close AK Party | International | Reuters
Turkey's top court agreed on Monday to hear a case to shut down the ruling party for Islamist activity and bar the prime minister from office, heralding months of political and economic instability in the EU candidate state.

The Constitutional Court's decision marks an escalation of a long-running feud between the Islamist-rooted AK Party and a powerful secular elite, including army generals, that accuses AK of plotting to turn secular Turkey into an Iran-style theocracy.

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