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ISTANBUL: Hundreds of people demonstrated in Istanbul on Monday against what they claim is the politically motivated appointment of a rector at a top Turkish university by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A reporter estimated the number at more than 1,000, with dozens of police officers watching the rally without intervening. Anger erupted after a January 1 presidential decree in which …

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