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US Department of State Annual Report on Human Rights Practices for 2011- TURKEY SECTION

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Turkey To link directly to this report, use: http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?dynamic_load_id=186414 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Turkey is a constitutional republic with a multiparty parliamentary system and a president with limited powers. In the June 12 parliamentary elections, considered generally free and fair, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) formed a parliamentary majority under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Civilian authorities … Read more

US Department of State July-December, 2010 International Religious Freedom Report

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all of it here. TURKEY section here.   Quotes: Section I. Religious Demography The country has an area of 301,383 square miles and a population of 77.8 million. According to the government, 99 percent of the population is Muslim, the majority of which is Hanafi Sunni. According to representatives of various religious communities, the actual … Read more