"EU-sought Turkish penal code takes effect amidst criticism over press freedom
06.01.2005, 05:48 AM
ANKARA (AFX) - Turkey's new penal code, a key reform demanded by the European Union, took effect today after months of political wrangling and despite criticism that it severely restricts press freedoms.
Controversy has haunted the code ever since the government rushed it through parliament last September as part of reforms that helped Turkey win an EU green light for accession talks, scheduled to start this autumn. "
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