"TURKEY BACKGROUND AVAILABLE
NEW YORK, December 15, 2004 -- On December 17, European Union leaders will decide whether to open membership negotiations with Turkey.
Freedom House is pleased to provide background information on Turkey's
democratic performance. A report on Turkey, to be featured in Freedom
House's forthcoming 'Countries at the Crossroads 2005' survey, finds that genuine democratic progress has taken place as a result of a recent wave of constitutional and legal reforms. The report also highlights remaining deficiencies, especially in civil liberties, corruption, transparency, judicial reform, and media freedom, and recommends ways to improve these areas.
The report is available online at:
www.freedomhouse.org/research/crossroads/2005/turkey2005.pdf"
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