Erdogan's Party Will Ask Turkish Court to Dismiss Allegations.

July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party will tell the nation's highest court today that an indictment charging it with illegally mixing religion and politics is "fictional'' and should be thrown out.

"The Justice party's defense sets the stage for a continuation of the political battle,'' Bulent Aliriza, head of the Turkey program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said in a telephone interview. "The danger is that the polarization will get worse and the confrontation that is clearly taking place right now will get worse, with unforeseen circumstances.''

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