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I regard the endorsement of both the objective and a method - which can differ from one country to another- of democratization by the parties in the region as a basic requisite of democratization in the Middle East

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: February 26
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