Turkey's secularism is enshrined in the Constitution and fiercely guarded by the judiciary and by the military, which had threatened to intervene in the presidential elections in order to safeguard secularism. The military has ousted civilian governments in the past.
Mon, May 14, 2007 - Page 6 News List
Thousands of secular Turks rally
THREAT The demonstration was staged to pressure Prime Minister Erdogan's government to remain secular after nominating an Islamist presidential candidate
AP , IZMIR, TURKEY
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