Ihsa**glu: the devout intellectual hoping to de-throne Turkey leader

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MVytxaisA4PzhANxdmFRwQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPIntEn/f41003e08ef3215f8ae1d8486b7ddcb490105d90.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/ihsa**glu-devout-intellectual-hoping-throne-turkey-leader-190137757.html)The softly spoken, bespectacled intellectual hoping to defeat Turkey's powerful premier in the country's first direct presidential election faces a steep uphill struggle. Egypt-born Ekmeleddin Ihsa**glu is a former head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the global grouping of Muslim nations, and a scholar who makes ** secret of his devotion to Islam. The selection of an overtly pious Muslim may seem a surprising move for the secular opposition, but it reflects the way in which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- who continues to dominate Turkish politics after 11 years in power -- has made it impossible to ig**re the religiously conservative majority. The opposition hopes Ihsa**glu's calm and professorial demea**ur will offer a welcome contrast to Erdogan's volatile outbursts and polarising style, that have become increasingly evident over the past year as he responds to mass anti-government protests and a torrent of corruption allegations against his inner circle.




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