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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Turkey's Bid to Revamp Constitution Falters - WSJ.com

Turkey's Bid to Revamp Constitution Falters

BY EMRE PEKER

ANKARA—Political wrangling at home and mounting risks abroad are jeopardizing Turkey's bid to overhaul its constitution, analysts and politicians say.

Despite unanimous agreement last October from parliamentary parties to replace the current charter—written during a two-year military junta government in September 1980—efforts to draft an inclusive document that started with a high-profile meeting of Turkish lawmakers a year ago have slowed to a crawl.

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