"Turkish PM accused of undermining secularism
By Vincent Boland in Ankara
Published: June 2 2006 17:41 | Last updated: June 2 2006 17:41
Turkey’s leading businessmen have launched a fierce attack on the government, accusing it of undermining the country’s secular traditions and of losing interest in joining the European Union.
In Friday’s unusually pointed broadside that will have wide political repercussions, they said the government, which has its roots in political Islam, was eroding Turkey’s prestige by pursuing a religious agenda and other policies that had raised doubts about their commitment to reforms and to upholding the independence of institutions."
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