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"Unless we abandon elements which resemble a police state, we can't meet the demands of being a modern society."

Ahmet Necdet Sezner, Turkish President

Society, Being, Police, State

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"Unless we abandon elements which resemble a police state, we can't meet the demands of being a modern society."

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