Ankara appears to have sidelined plans to make adultery illegal after protests from the European Union.
Reports indicate that the centre-left opposition joined forces backing with the country's ruling AKP party to back penal code reform.
The AKP had earlier backed such a move but after strong criticism from Brussels appears to have reversed its position.
Its alliance with the Centre-Left party - which deeply opposes the move to make adultery illegal - appears to signal a vo...
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