"Turkish Judges vow to uphold secularism
Web posted at: 9/29/2007 1:51:31 Source ::: REUTERS ANKARA • Turkey's top judges waded into a fierce debate over government plans to shake up the constitution yesterday with a call to protect the country's secular system of government. The ruling AK Party, which has Islamist roots, wants to overhaul the present constitution, which dates back to a period of military rule in the early 1980s, but Turkey's secular elite fears the final result may boost the influence of religion."
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