The justice and development party's policies towards non-muslim minorities in Turkey

Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-40

  Ali Soner, B ^a  

^a IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Turkey)

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EID: 77951648705     PISSN: 19448953     EISSN: 19448961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19448950903507347     Document Type: Article

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