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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Thousands of cheering supporters showered Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with ticker tape Saturday as he returned to Ankara from a European summit, vowing to press forward with reforms and the country&#39;s bid to join the bloc.
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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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Turkey&#39;s bid for EU membership talks passed a crucial test yesterday when the parliament in Ankara backed legal changes to underpin the country&#39;s reform programme.
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Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to push for democratic reforms in Malaysia - a freer media, fair elections and an independent judiciary - as he savored
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Despite violent protests demanding his resignation, Hungary's prime minister said Tuesday he would stay on to work on economic reforms.
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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 has denounced as &quot;unfair&quot; a European Union decision to slow down its troubled accession talks, but pledged to stick to the path of reform to catch up with EU standards.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz has said that he will try to improve the country in every respect. He was talking with newsmen after taking oath as the prime minister of Pakistan.
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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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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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While his party celebrates victory, Turkey's new president seeks to allay secularist fears.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey  - 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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Turkish MPs defy the president by renewing support for constitutional reforms, amid tensions over Islam.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is confident that a European Commission report due this week will recommend moving forward on his country&#39;s application for admission to the European Union.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Monday celebrated 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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Abdullah Gul's first task as Turkish president will be to approve the new cabinet of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, hoping to push ahead with stalled reforms needed to join the EU.