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Prodigy, 21, about to become doctor
ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 29 (UPI) -- The government of Turkey has told the military to stop making coup threats amid parliamentary bickering over electing a new president.
Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Istanbul on Sunday in support of the country's secular political system, the BBC said.
The military, which has led three coups in the past 50 years, said it was concerned by Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's choice of presidential candidate, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, based on concerns it was an Islamist religious move rather than simply political.
"It is inconceivable in a democratic state that the general staff would use any phrase against the government on any matter," Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said on state television.
On Friday, all of Turkey's secular political parties boycotted a round of parliamentary voting on Gul's appointment, and the country's constitutional court is expected to rule by Wednesday on whether the vote was valid, a New York Times correspondent reported.
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