"Turkish talks held amid fury at police
Helena Smith in Athens
Monday March 14, 2005
The Guardian
The Turkish foreign minister, Abdullah Gul, is due to hold talks with Jack Straw in London today, against a backdrop of widespread European condemnation of excessive force used to break up an International Women's Day demonstration in Istanbul.
The violence caps mounting concern over Turkey's perceived reluctance to push through reforms in the run-up to the start of its EU accession talks this October. The membership negotiations are expected to dominate the meeting between Mr Gul and the British foreign secretary. "
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