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TURKEY - Report 29 Sep 2013 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

Executive SummaryMonday is a landmark day in Turkish politics, when PM Erdogan unveils the Reform Package. Contents will not satisfy either the Kurdish or the Alevite leadership, but the masses may be more sympathetic. A strange brawl during a soccer derby appears related to Gezi Parki, proving once again that anger in the Turkish society is rising. Ankara’s decision to award a huge defense contract to a Chinese company will anger NATO, as Erdogan’s purported nemesis; Koc Holding was robbed of a $1.4 billion Navy tender. Governor Basci spoke to the business community at a southern Turkish c...

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