One of many lessons that could be learned from Turkey: take care of the economy and the economy will take care of you, perhaps, regardless of your leaning.<\/p>\n
The breadth of Mr Erdogan’s success is best illustrated by the new political map: nearly all of Turkey’s 81 provinces, including seven mainly Kurdish ones, are painted in the AK party’s yellow hue. Female representation in parliament doubled with some 50 women winning seats\u2014more than ever before. The party’s liberalising political reforms, which persuaded EU leaders to begin long-delayed membership talks with Turkey in 2005, played a part in the victory. But above all it was the government’s economic performance\u20147.3% average annual growth, record foreign investment and lower inflation\u2014that won the day. [The burden of victory<\/em><\/a>. The Economist. July 26 2007]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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