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ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Erdogan pledges rights reforms, critics say not enough Turkey's president has announced a series of reforms aimed at improving human rights in the country By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press March 2, 2021, 3:25 PM • 3 min read ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a series of reforms aimed at improving human rights in the country on Tuesday, but critics questioned their effectiveness in improving standards. In a televised address, Erdogan pledged among other measures to speed up tria...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggests the possibility of a newly rewritten Turkish Consitution, sparking debate over his real intentions.

Turkey considers the United States not simply a rival, but a declining opponent, which has abandoned foreign intervention in the Middle East following the political vacuum created with the departure of the Obama administration, Howard Eissenstat, an associate professor of Middle East history at St. Lawrence University, said.