"Turkish intellectuals urge government to speed up EU reforms
02 March 2008, 16:11 CET
(ANKARA) - More than 100 intellectuals called on the Turkish government in a joint text published Sunday to accelerate reforms to help Ankara's bid to join the European Union.
The declaration in the March issue of the monthly Kriter magazine coincided with widespread criticism of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government for having lost steam in its reform drive that enabled Turkey to begin accession talks with the bloc three years ago."
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