Turkish PM vows to pursue reform
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Turkey's re-elected leader says he will continue reforms, but vows to respect the country's secular tradition.
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Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan signaled on Tuesday that Turkey should focus on battling Kurdish guerrillas at home rather than in northern Iraq.
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Turkey is determined to transform into &quot;a truly democratic country&quot; and become something the EU would consider an asset to its ranks, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said Saturday.
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The Turkish president urges people to vote in Sunday's referendum on constitutional amendment.
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Turkey has been praised for its ongoing reforms but must improve Kurdish minority rights before it can join the EU, an official said.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan celebrated on Monday a decisive poll victory but now faces challenges over delayed presidential elections, Kurdish separatist violence and Ankara's troubled EU bid.
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Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Thursday Turkey was determined to take the necessary steps to end the threat from Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has accused opponents of the Islamic-style headscarf for women of trying to sow division in secular but predominantly Muslim Turkey.
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The EU enlargement chief visits Ankara to assess Turkey's reforms as it strives for EU membership.
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Malaysia's prime minister vowed on Monday to look into politically sensitive cases of Muslims seeking to renounce Islam in favor of other religions.
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ANKARA - Turkey&#39;s parliament met Sunday to consider reforms that would bring some of the country&#39;s criminal laws up to European Union standards.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, with a fresh election triumph under his belt, said he would press on with reforms to turn his secular, Muslim country into a modern democracy on a par with its European neighbors.
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Turkish MPs defy the president by renewing support for constitutional reforms, amid tensions over Islam.
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The reforms, part of Ankaraâs efforts to bring Turkeyâs laws and regulations into line with those of the European Union in order to boost its chances of being given a date to open accession talks with the bloc, are the largest overhaul of the Penal
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TURKEYâS prime minister said admitting his Muslim-majority country to the European Union would contribute to &quot;reconciliation between civilisations&quot;.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey will push to improve its democracy and human rights record regardless of whether European Union leaders decide in December to begin membership talks with Ankara, the government said Monday.
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Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party won parliamentary elections by a wide margin Sunday, and the prime minister pledged to safeguard the country's secular traditions and do whatever the government deems necessary to fight separatist Kurdish rebels.