Turkish gov't shelves proposal to criminalize adultery after rash of protests
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ISTANBUL, Turkey  - Turkey's governing party has shelved a proposal to make adultery a crime after protests from women's groups and warnings from the European Union that such a law could jeopardize the country's chances of joining the European Union, lawmakers said Wednesday.
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For weeks Turkey has been talking frenziedly about adultery. It&#39;s nothing to do with the country&#39;s sexual habits. There&#39;s been nothing to indicate an upsurge in infidelity.
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Turkey&#39;s long battle for EU membership was back on track yesterday, after Ankara pledged to press ahead with key reforms and backed down over plans to criminalise adultery.
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The Turkish government says it will change a controversial law restricting freedom of expression.
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Turkish newspapers were for the most part jubilant Wednesday after a government-opposition deal resulted in the axing Tuesday of a motion to make adultery a jailable offense in the country&#39;s new penal code.
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Turkey&#39;s government suspended plans to pass the nation&#39;s new penal code through parliament in a possible setback to its bid to start membership talks with the European Union, Turkish lawmakers said.
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Hundreds of Turkish women marched on parliament Tuesday to protest a proposal to outlaw adultery, a measure that could undermine the Muslim nation's hopes of being accepted into the prosperous European Union.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed to Brussels Wednesday to assure the European Union that Turkey is committed to pro-EU reforms after his party shelved a key reform package amid hard-liners' demands that it include a proposal to outlaw adultery.
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Pakistan's government has delayed   presenting a bill to parliament to reform Islamic laws covering   rape and adultery after a key coalition partner rejected a   compromise with Islamist parties, officials said on Thursday.
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Turkey's ruling party confirmed on  Wednesday it had shelved plans to outlaw adultery that had  infuriated women's rights groups and upset the European Union  Ankara aspires to join.
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Turkey's ruling party confirmed on Wednesday it had shelved plans to outlaw adultery that had infuriated women's rights groups and upset the European Union Ankara aspires to join.
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Under huge pressure from the European Union, Turkey back-pedaled away from a bill to re-criminalize adultery on Tuesday. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who over the past few days repeatedly spoke
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The adultery obstacle on Turkeyâs EU path, has been removed in the Brussels visit of Erdogan. When he promised to pass TCK, EU lit a green light to Turkey.
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The Turkish prime minister harshly rejected European Union criticism Friday over a proposal to outlaw adultery and hinted the government might press forward with the ban despite warnings it could jeopardize Turkey's entry into the bloc.
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ANKARA - Hundreds of women marched through Ankara on Tuesday to protest against the government&#39;s attempts to make adultery a criminal offence.
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Turkey's parliament adjourned Saturday without passing a key reform package because of divisions over the government's proposal to make adultery a crime, bringing warnings from the European Union that delays could hurt Turkey's chances of membership.
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Turkey's president vetoes a constitutional change which would have let the public elect the head of state.