Moammar Kadafi Should Step Down, Turkish Leader Says

Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has encouraged democracy movements in the Arab world but resisted giving his full support to the Libyan uprising, now says it's time for Moammar Kadafi to go.Turkey, a key player in the Muslim world, turned decisively against the regime of Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi on Tuesday, urging him to immediately step down from power.

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