Islamic-oriented party is election front-runner in secular Turk

Sunday, November 3, 2002

ANKARA, Turkey -- Showered with carnations and chants of "We love you" at campaign rallies, Turkey's most popular politician, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, led his front-running party into elections today expected to radically remake parliament.

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