ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Islamic-leaning AK Party government unveiled on Monday proposed constitutional reforms seen by the conservative establishment as a challenge to the European Union candidate country's secular order.
The AK Party, which says the reforms are needed to curb the powers of an entrenched judiciary and to bring Turkey closer to EU democratic standards, has said it will seek opposition support to win the two-thirds majority required, but has warned opponents it could hold a referendum to push through reforms.
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