The police reaction against women protesting in Turkey over the weekend is likely to dominate today's International Women's Day debates in the European Parliament, after several EU representatives condemned the events.
Sunday's (6 March) riot in Istanbul came just hours before a high level EU visit to Turkey, set to discuss issues related with membership talks, which are scheduled to start in October.
EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselb...
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