Turkey Takes Giant Step Worth to 46 yrs

December 31, 2005
Zaman
By Foreign News Desk, Istanbul

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Police brutality against women on the World Women's Day, Armenian Conference, and the case of Orhan Pamuk caused tough days for Turkey, but the country slowly maintained its steps on the road to the EU. Predictions for 2006 suggest it will be even a "tougher year" for Turkey.
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With its attitude of "gaining friends not enemies" in 2005, Ankara could not, however, obtain progress with Armenia due to Erivan's hard rock stance. In 2005, when the 90th anniversary of the 1915 incidents was commemorated, Turkey faced the harshest "so-called genocide" campaign in it history.[...].
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