01/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - Turkey is to organise early legislative elections for 3 November. The Turkish Parliament agreed to this proposal by a very large majority (449 in favour, 62 against and 3 abstentions). The Parliament also planned to discuss on Thursday afternoon a whole series of major, highly controversial reforms, that are necessary for membership to the EU (abolition of the death penalty in peace time, teaching and spread of the Kurdish language, and freedom of association),...