"Turkey looks to ease minority tensions
Web posted at: 11/30/2009 3:35:53
ISTANBUL: Turkey is making moves to reconcile with the country’s minority communities, but analysts are divided on whether this new form of openness indicates a seismic shift in policy.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to heal the sectarian wounds that run deep through Turkish society as he looks to take his country closer to European Union membership — Brussels wants democratic reforms and improvement of human rights before Ankara will be considered for entry."
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