"Turkey is hopeful about bid to join EU
The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse Monday, December 13, 2004
Erdogan pledges to continue Ankara's democratic overhaul
ISTANBUL Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Sunday to press forward with a democratic overhaul in Turkey even if the European Union refuses to open membership talks with the country this week.
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