Ankara mulls pre-emptive strike against court

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Series Details 15.4.08
Publication Date 15/04/2008
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Report of a FT interview with Ali Babacan, Turkey’s Foreign Minister, April 2008. He suggested that the Turkish government may launch a pre-emptive strike to stop the Constitutional Court from banning the President and Prime minister from politics, and closing down the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP).

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