It is one that lies at the root of the rise to power of Mr. Erdogan, who has combined social conservatism with fiscally cautious economic policies to make his Justice and Development Party, or A.K.P.

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The rise to power of Turkey has coincided with that of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has combined social conservatism with fiscally cautious economic policies to make his Justice and Development Party, or A.K.P.

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The Islam-linked United Development Party, the military, Golkar and the PDI-P each now has one minister fewer than before.

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Its average daily production last year was over 3.4 million barrels--some 11% of the OPEC total--well ahead of countries like Kuwait and Nigeria (see chart, p. 40), and 50% more than Iraq needs to finance its ambitious development plans.

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