Turkey's generals increased pressure on the Islamist prime minister, Necmettin Erbakan , to resign.

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To be sure, the Islamic-minded Welfare Party, led by Necmettin Erbakan, is not wholly blameless.

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The party leader, Necmettin Erbakan, and a number of his associates, will be banned from active politics for five years.

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