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Is Turkey on the road to dictatorship?

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A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Turkey's both the historic crossroads of Europe and Asia and a powerful presence in the issues Americans care about most. Turkey's both the

historic crossroads of Europe and Asia and a powerful presence in the Middle East. The U.S. calls

it a blend of Islam and democracy. But after his party won this weekend's local elections,

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is threatening political rivals in an increasingly polarized country.

In the face of corruption charges, Erdogan's already brutalized protesters, banned Twitter

and YouTube, and jailed reporters.

Will he try to prolong his rule?

What's at stake for Syria, Iran, Israel, and the European Union is at time for the U.S.

to start paying attention?

Today's talking point, did the CIA mislead Americans to justify torture?

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Hello again, Warman-Auliy back with To the Poet.

Turkey, which the U.S. calls a stable democracy, is increasingly polarized,

as demonstrated by this weekend's local elections.

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