Weekly Tracker: January 5-11

TURKEY - Report 05 Jan 2014 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

Executive Summary AKP and the Gulen Movement traded heavy blows during the week, with no prospects of peace in the offing. Unfortunately, Turkey seems on the road to nowhere, with the captains bickering about the course and staff. Turkey’s institutions are showing signs of lasting damage, too, while voter attitudes remain a great mystery in the absence of new polls. The conflict also appears to have spread to the business community. Meanwhile, AKP and the opposition may pass legislation providing for re-trial of Ergenekon-Balyoz coup trial convicts. Iraq is very close to civil war, while in...

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