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A Good European? Turkey's prime minister Recep Erdogan has transformed his country. But is he ready for a global stage? Doubts abound.(Cover Story)(Biography)
Byline: Owen Matthews (With Sami Kohen in Ankara)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come a long way in a short time. Just five years ago he was considered a dangerous subversive, sitting out a nine-month jail term for inciting religious hatred. Now he sits on a gilded Ottoman divan beneath a large, formal seascape in the prime minister's official residence in Ankara, the undisputed political master of Turkey. Brussels is so impressed by his European credentials that it's close to opening negotiations to admit his country to one ofthe world's richest clubs of nations.
Erdogan's journey from Islamist firebrand to Euro-friendly premier is remarkable enough. But in ...
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