Refah and Fazilet Parties
During the 1990s Refah was the fastest-growing political party in Turkey; when it was closed down in 1998, the Fazilet party took its place. In 1983 the Refah (Welfare) party...
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Ankara (dpa) - Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is almost certain to
be elected president in a parliamentary ballot set for August 20. A
founding member of the Islamic-rooted J...
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Ankara (dpa) - Abdullah Gul, who was elected as Turkey's 11th
president Tuesday, is a founding member of the Islamic-rooted Justice
and Development Party (AKP).
...
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Jakarta (dpa) - Indonesia, the country with the world's largest
Muslim population, expressed regret Thursday over the granting of a
British knighthood to author Salman Rushd...
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Dec 18 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on December 25 since 1900: 1914 - A group of British and German soldiers
observed an unofficial "Christmas Truce" on the ...
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DHAKA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's detained former prime
ministers may be sent into exile as part of a deal to drop
corruption charges against them, a leading newspaper said on
Thursday. A prop...
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Turkey's secular circles rocked the government by portraying its leaders as Islamists intent on imposing religion on society. But the ruling party, an advocate of European Union membership, has don...
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Refah and Fazilet Parties
PROFILE: Turkish presidential candidate Abdullah Gul
