"Turkey Pressing Effort to Join EU
By Dorian Jones
Istanbul
16 January 2009
Turkey's prime minister is due to visit Brussels Sunday to bolster his country's bid to join the European Union. In 2004 the country finally received the official go ahead for the start of membership talks after a 40 year wait. But following an initial wave of reforms, Turkey's progress has slowed. 2009 is shaping up to be a significant year in deciding the fate of Turkey EU aspirations."
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