"Turkish Student Amnesty Law Approved Despite Fears From Secularists
Reuters, Arab News
ANKARA, 19 March 2005 � A law allowing hundreds of thousands of Turkish students thrown out of university to resume their studies came into force yesterday, despite opposition from academics and the country�s secular establishment. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has Islamist roots, has strongly backed the so-called student amnesty law, saying it will give a second chance to students forced to abandon their studies after a 2001 financial crisis."
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