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TURKEY
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13.03.2008 - Source: EurasiaNet
Political observers call recent abolition of headscarf ban at universities exemplary for Turkish government's slow and questionable commitment to democratisation; in opposition to such reforms, a more civic draft for constitution has been finished months ago, but still has not been dealt with by government ("Worries mount over government’s commitment to democratization") [ID 22685]
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12.06.2006 - Source: Guardian
Continuing power struggle between defenders of secularist state and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of religious conservatives ("Secular Turks and Islamists fight for supremacy in the courts and streets") [ID 17674]
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