"'Muslim Turkey' Discussions in EU Alarming
By Selcuk Gultasli
Published: Saturday 29, 2005
zaman.com
The Amnesty International (AI) Secretary-General Irene Khan said discussions in the European Union (EU) about Turkey's identity are alarming.
Khan stated yesterday (January 28) excluding Turkey because it is an Islamic country is unfair and that diversity is one of the EU pillars. Currently in the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum meetings, the AI secretary general gave an interview to Zaman and emphasized that no systematic torture has remained in Turkey. She addedon the subject that they, as the AI, do not see eye-to-eye on the issue with some human rights groups in Turkey. She said many positive developments have been realized in Turkey lately, however, it still has a long way to despite all these developments and alerts the challenge for the Turkish government will be implementing these reforms. "
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