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FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2016 file photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a ceremony for a new train station building on the Republic Day in Ankara, Turkey. Since quashing a July coup attempt, Turkey’s president has used extraordinary powers from a state of emergency to arrest and purge thousands of opponents. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also vowed to back public demands to reinstate the death penalty and suggested submitting Turkey's long-sought goal of European Union membership to a referendum. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File) (AP)

Turkey’s leader wants to re-shape the country, and it may not be for the better

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