"Analysis: Turkish penal reform woes
By Jonny Dymond
BBC correspondent in Istanbul
Turkish police were criticised for beating up protesters last month
Turkey has again postponed the introduction of a revamped penal code - just hours before it was due to come into force.
The two-month delay is all strangely redolent of the first parliamentary passage of the code.
Last September and October all seemed set fair for the passing of a new penal code to top off the extraordinary process of legislative reform that Turkey has put itself through over the past four years. "
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