Turkey's president warns of Islamist threat

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Turkey's president warns of Islamist threat
Associated Press, THE JERUSALEM POST
Apr. 13, 2007

Turkey's staunchly pro-secular president said Friday that the threat Islamic fundamentalism poses to the country's secular establishment has reached its highest level - a warning directed at the Islamic-rooted prime minister, who may stand to replace him in May.

"For the first time, the pillars of the secular republic are being openly questioned," private NTV television quoted President Ahmet Necdet Sezer as saying during a speech at the War Academies in Istanbul.

Turkey's president warns of Islamist threat

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200,000 March Against Turkey's Leader

ANKARA, Turkey—More than 200,000 Turks protested against Turkey's Islamic-rooted prime minister Saturday, demonstrating the intense opposition he could face from Turkey's secular establishment if he decides to run for president next month.

Protesters called on the government to resign and chanted slogans including, "We don't want an imam as president."

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