Turkish trials spur reform of police, judiciary
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Allegations of misconduct in two murders â one of an outspoken journalist â have heightened debate.
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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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ANKARA : Turkish lawmakers adopted a far-reaching penal code reform, clearing a major obstacle to the country&#39;s bid to start accession talks with the European Union.
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CHINA will begin holding jury trials for the first time next year as part of court reforms, it was revealed today. The measures were announced by Chinaâs highest court after a meeting last week on improving
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Turkey&#39;s parliament last night bowed to European Union demands and passed a liberalising penal code which should open the way to talks with Ankara on EU membership.
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ANKARA: Turkey&#39;s bid for membership of the European Union is back on track after the parliament passed far-reaching penal code reforms designed to improve the Muslim nation&#39;s human rights record.
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A possible revolution in the federal criminal justice system will be on the agenda when the Supreme Court opens its new term tomorrow.
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Turkey's parliament prepares to change the constitution to ease the ban on Islamic headscarves in universities.
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ANKARA, Sept 24  - Turkey on Friday recalled lawmakers for a special Sunday session to adopt a crucial penal code reform essential to the country&#39;s cherished bid to become an EU member in the aftermath of a crisis with Brussels, which observers
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Measures to "rebalance" the justice system and protect witnesses in anti-social court cases are to be announced.
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The Turkish parliament convened for an emergency debate on a penal code reform set as a key condition by the European Union for possible accession talks with the Muslim country.
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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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Turkey is navigating between the forces pulling it closer to Islam and the institutions that safeguard its secularism.
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The speaker of Turkey's parliament on Friday called an emergency session to pass legal reforms meant to help the country's chances of starting membership talks with the European Union.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey  - The speaker of Turkey's parliament on Friday called an emergency session to pass legal reforms meant to help the country's chances of starting membership talks with the European Union.
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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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Turkey has become more democratic in recent years, and the competing forces of the religious and secular have burst into full view.