Turkey ready to enact its penal code reforms
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BRUSSELS Turkey moved closer to opening membership talks with the European Union on Thursday after it said it would pass penal code reforms and was abandoning a clause that would have criminalized adultery.
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The Turkish opposition urges an early recall of parliament to adopt penal reforms demanded by the EU.
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Turkey's ruling AK Party and opposition MPs are to present a plan to ease the headscarf ban in universities.
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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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Turkey&#39;s Parliament approved a sweeping revision of the country&#39;s penal code today to bring it closer to European Union norms, a step aimed at enhancing Turkish membership in the 25-nation bloc.
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The Turkish parliament will meet in extraordinary session on Sunday to debate a delayed penal code reform which is key to Ankara&#39;s prospects of joining the EU, State Minister Mehmet Aydin said Thursday.
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Turkey&#39;s parliament approved on Monday a final piece of legislation sought by the European Union before a Dec. 16-17 summit at which EU leaders will decide whether Ankara is now ready to begin long-delayed entry talks.
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BRUSSELS: The European Commission urged Turkey on Saturday to explain whether it planned to push through stalled EU-backed penal code reforms before Brussels decides in two weeks whether to recommend the opening of entry talks.
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Turkey&#39;s moment of truth is fast approaching. On Oct. 6, the European Commission is due to publish its report on whether Turkey is ready to start negotiations for membership of the European Union.
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Brussels and Ankara say they have resolved their differences over Turkey&#39;s penal code reforms. According to EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen, there are &quot;no more obstacles&quot; barring the launch of EU accession talks with Turkey.
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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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BRUSSELS, Sep 23 (IPS) - Turkey took a step closer to the European Union  Thursday after EU enlargement commissioner Guenter Verheugen said  he was âsatisfiedâ that a row over Turkey's penal code had  been resolved.
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ANKARA: Turkey is hoping to attract $15 billion of foreign investment between 2005 and 2007 through reforms designed to overhaul its economy and ease the country&#39;s entry into
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Turkey was warned Monday that its desire to open talks to join the European Union would be snubbed unless it passed an overhaul of its penal code, and very soon.
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Turkey&#39;s main opposition party will recall parliament from its summer recess on Sept. 28 to consider a revamped penal code that the European Union has linked to the start of accession talks, said Deniz Baykal, the party&#39;s leader.
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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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ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey&#39;s Islamic-rooted ruling party was planning to introduce a proposal to criminalize adultery despite earlier statements that the controversial measure had been shelved, Turkish media reported Thursday.