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The Canadian Press: EU's Rehn warns Turkey of impact of court case against the ruling party

"EU's Rehn warns Turkey of impact of court case against the ruling party

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BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia — The European Union's enlargement chief said Saturday he was very concerned about efforts to ban Turkey's Islamic-oriented ruling party and suggested the issue could have ramifications for Turkey's EU membership bid.

A top Turkish court could decide as early as next week whether to hear a case to shut down the Justice and Development Party and ban 71 people, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, from politics for five years."

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