Turkey is supposed to be a secular "bridge" to the Middle East and close ally of the United States. But as Turkish voters head to the polls this weekend, there's increasing tension about the role of Islam in this evolving society. We'll look at that issue as well as a poll that shows only nine percent of Turks have positive attitudes toward the U.S.
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Turkish Elections
Listen Thursday, Jul. 19, 2007 at 1:06 p.m. in Politics
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Guests
Bulent Aliriza
Senior Associate and Director, Turkey Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Scott Peterson
Staff writer, The Christian Science Monitor
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