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Erdogan's Good Fortune And Israel's Apology

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been Turkey's prime minister for over 10 years, and during that time he has had an incredible number of political victories; so many in fact that Cengiz Çandar writes that nobody is as lucky as Erdogan.  
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the media before his flight to Denmark for an official visit at Esenboga Airport in Ankara March 19, 2013. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3F72Q
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It is often said the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a lucky man, befitting the Turkish adage of landing on four feet at the most unlikely moments.

He is now one of the most experienced politicians of not only Turkey, but the world. Last week, he broke the record of being the Turkish prime minister with the longest uninterrupted service. He thus owns the longest-serving prime minister label which once belonged to Adnan Menderes, who in 1960 was toppled by the first military coup in Turkey.

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