Turkish author cleared in book trial, EU keeps up pressure for reform
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A Turkish court has acquitted prize-winning author Elif Shafak in a trial over a book about the massacres of Armenians during World War I, saving the government from fresh embarrassment in its ties with the European Union.
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Turkey&#39;s parliament passed a revamped penal code that widens freedom of speech and stiffens punishment for torture, a step the European Commission said was needed to win membership talks with the European Union.
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The prosecution drops its case against Turkish novelist Elif Safak,  who was accused of insulting "Turkishness".
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Turkey has made significant reforms to prepare to one day join the European Union, but in many key areas they still fall short, according to an EU report revealed Friday ahead of its publication next week.
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ISTANBUL -- One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted yesterday of ``insulting Turkishness" -- a crime Western-looking Turks view as an embarrassment and one of the biggest obstacles to joining the European Union.
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EU Commissioner GÃ¼nther Verheugen warned Turkey that proposals to revamp the Turkish penal code, which would include the return of punishment for adultery, should not divert the country from its path to EU membership.
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Turkey&#39;s press is dominated by comment on the European Commission&#39;s recommendation that the EU open accession talks with Ankara.
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Europe's top court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the defenders of authors' rights, upholding a Spanish Internet provider's refusal to reveal the identity of customers sharing music downloads.
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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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One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted Thursday of "insulting Turkishness" &#151; a crime Western-looking Turks view as an embarrassment and one of the biggest obstacles to joining the European Union.
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Nothing more stands in the way of Turkey&#39;s bid to join the EU. Both sides have cleared up their differences. But are the irritations between Brussels and Ankara really dispelled?
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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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A senior Euro MP has warned the Turkish government that the EU is losing patience over changes to Ankara's penal code.
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Turkish author Ipek Calislar goes on trial accused of insulting Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
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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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A Turkish court has decided to broaden the investigation into the killing of an ethnic Armenian journalist to consider allegations of official negligence in the slaying, a lawyer said Tuesday.
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Nobel-prize winning Turkish novelist  Orhan Pamuk has canceled a trip to Germany at short notice, his  German publisher said on Wednesday, as concerns for his  personal security grow.