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Old 09-12-2010, 14:26   #5
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Turkey votes 'yes' to amending military-era constitution

Turkey votes 'yes' to amending military-era constitution

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1704259/

"........The military and the court system, including the Constitutional Court, have sought to uphold the secular legacy of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who founded Turkey in 1923, and the ruling Justice and Development Party has been accused of plotting to undo those principles.

The ruling party, whose reforms have won backing from the EU, says the hard-line emphasis on secularism and nationalism must be updated to incorporate democratic change, including religious freedoms. It lost a battle in 2008 when the Constitutional Court struck down a government-backed amendment lifting a ban on the wearing of Muslim headscarves in universities. ................"

Nothing ever happens overnight. It's a slow process. Take a few years to pack the courts with reliable judges. And the EU approves.
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