Monday, December 20, 2004

Religious tolerance in Turkey a key in talks with EU

"Erdogan, who is described as a devout Muslim, is anxious that Turkey cast its future with a secularized but historically Christian Europe. And Turkey has undertaken a number of human-rights reforms, including abolishing the death penalty and acting to rein in torture, along with political and economic measures. But the long scars of history and the short fuses of contemporary events threaten the effort."

"Certain basic rights, especially religious freedom, are not fully respected in Turkey, despite the reforms undertaken,"
Winston-Salem Journal | Religious tolerance in Turkey a key in talks with EU

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