Turkish president approves pro-EU, reform cabinet
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New Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday approved a pro-EU cabinet, reflecting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's determination to push ahead with stalled political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.
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ANKARA, Turkey - A special session of parliament approved legal reforms Sunday aimed at opening the way for Turkey to begin membership talks with the European Union after the governing party dropped a proposal to criminalize adultery, a plan that had upset EU leaders.    The vote came before an Oct...
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NATO member Turkey will support Albania's bid to join the North Atlantic Allliance, visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here on Tuesday.
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Turkey&#39;s prime minister expressed confidence that the European Union&#39;s executive will recommend opening talks for his Muslim-majority country&#39;s membership this week, saying Sunday that admitting Turkey to the union would contribute to &quot;reconciliation
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Turkish MPs defy the president by reaffirming their support for constitutional reforms, amid tensions over Islam.
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was poised to become Turkey's president on Tuesday, which if accomplished would make him the first head of state with a background in political Islam in a country with strong secularist principles.
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ANKARA, Turkey Sept. 26, 2004 - A special session of parliament approved legal reforms Sunday aimed at opening the way for Turkey to begin membership talks with the European Union after the governing party
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Despite widespread public opposition, the European Union&#39;s political leaders said late Thursday that Turkey had made sufficient progress in political and economic reforms
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Abdullah Gul&#39;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.
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LONDON - Turkey took a major step toward ultimately joining the European Union â-nd perhaps radically transforming it â -n the European Commission gave conditional approval Wednesday for membership negotiations to begin with the large
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The E.U. ruled today that Turkey had made enough progress to merit negotiations toward membership.
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Turkey's prime minister expressed confidence that the European Union's executive will recommend opening talks for his Muslim-majority country's membership this week, saying Sunday that admitting Turkey to the union would contribute to "reconciliation between civilizations."
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey&#39;s prime minister, has promised to continue widespread reforms after winning agreement to begin accession talks with the
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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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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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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged yesterday to press forward with democratic reforms even if the European Union refuses to open membership talks with Turkey this week.
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Turkey's highest court rules that controversial constitutional reforms passed by the government are valid.