Turkey's ruling AKP wins vote
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Turkey's ruling AK Party won a resounding election victory on Sunday, giving the pro-business, Islamist-rooted party a mandate for reform but potentially setting the stage for renewed tensions with the secular elite.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Turks began voting on Sunday in a parliamentary election pitting the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party against nationalists who disagree strongly over the future path of the secular Muslim country.
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Turkeyâs parliament voted to lift a ban on female students wearing the Muslim headscarf at university.
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Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Friday he backed the Islamist-rooted government's proposal to lift a ban on the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in universities, a move opposed by the secular establishment.
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ANKARA, Turkey  - Parliament overwhelmingly approved Sunday legal reforms expected to boost Turkey's chances of starting membership talks with the European Union after the governing party dropped a proposal to criminalize adultery that EU leaders sharply opposed.
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Turkey's ruling AK Party on Monday celebrated its decisive victory in a parliamentary election, but strong nationalist gains dented its majority and could hamper reforms crucial to its European Union bid.
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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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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a  respected former Islamist, won a third round of voting in parliament on Tuesday to become Turkey's next president, a ruling AK Party deputy told Reuters.
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ANKARA, Turkey -- A devout Muslim with a background in political Islam won the Turkish presidency on Tuesday, in a major triumph for the Islamic-rooted government after months of confrontation with the secular establishment.
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Turkey's parliament resoundingly approved on Saturday controversial constitutional changes aimed at lifting a ban on female students wearing the Muslim headscarf in universities, the assembly's speaker said.
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Turkey cleared a hurdle on its long path toward European Union membership on Sunday when its parliament approved a new penal code which will boost women&#39;s rights and punish police more severely for torture.
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New Turkish President Abdullah Gul on  Wednesday approved a pro-EU cabinet, reflecting Prime Minister  Tayyip Erdogan&#39;s determination to push ahead with stalled  political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.
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Turkish lawmakers Tuesday began a decisive round of voting in presidential elections expected to install Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as the secular republic&#39;s first head of state with an Islamist past.
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Parliament voted overwhelmingly Sunday to approve penal code reforms aimed at boosting Turkey's chances of starting membership talks with the European Union.
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Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Friday he backed the Islamist-rooted government's proposal to lift a ban on the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in universities, a move opposed by the secular elite.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's drive to get his country into the European Union won strong backing from top EU officials Friday, a week before the bloc's leaders decide whether to open membership talks.
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Turkey's ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party won 51.6 percent of the vote in a decisive national election victory on Sunday after nearly a quarter of votes had been counted, according to private broadcaster CNN Turk.