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15 September, 2004
15 September 2004
Turkey's governing party, A.K.P., abandoned its efforts to criminalize adultery after intense criticism and protest from women's groups, newspapers, and European Union officials who are considering Turkey's membership in the E.U. A supporter of the A.K.P. party, many members of which have fundamentalist Muslim leanings, said that perhaps the measure could be presented again, after E.U. membership is settled. Read more.

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