"Alcohol ban, writer's trial reveal Islamic influence
By Andrew Borowiec
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
December 16, 2005
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Problems are piling up for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid accusations that under Islamic influence, he is pulling Turkey away from Europe -- despite its European Union candidacy.
The issues include the prosecution of writers for 'insulting the state,' the continuing turmoil in the predominantly Kurdish areas and the widening Islamic ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol. "
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