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Swiss Justice Minister Christoph Blocher has spoken of his pride that Turkey adopted Switzerland's civil code 80 years ago - in a speech at Ankara University.
Ahead of the visit, swissinfo spoke to historian and Turkey expert Hans-Lukas Kieser about how the Islamic sense of justice and European legislation came together.
Blocher's trip to Turkey comes at a time of strained relations between the two countries.
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