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Thousands gather in Turkish capital

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Thousands of pro-secular demonstrators have gathered in the Turkish capital for a march to mark the founding of the republic in defiance of a government ban.

 

The Republic Day celebrations have in the past few years become a symbol of the divide between the Islamic-leaning government and its opponents who fear the country's secular traditions are in peril. (AP)

 

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