"Analysis: Turkey's moment of truth
By Claude Salhani
UPI International Editor
Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- In all probability, next Friday, Dec. 17, will be the most important date for Turkey since Mustafa Kemal -- or Ataturk -- founded the modern Turkish Republic in 1923, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
No other event since then is likely to alter the lives of Turkey's 70 million people to that extent. The impact of Turkey's accession to full EU membership will no doubt be gradual, but it will affect multiple aspects of Turkish life, such as the economy, trade and eventually, free movement of its people within the EU. "
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