"Viewpoints: Turkey's EU hopes
European Union leaders meet in Brussels this week to decide whether to open talks with Turkey on its controversial bid to join the bloc.
Turkey: Historic bridge between east and west
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder are strong supporters of Ankara's bid, but there is heated debate across Europe and in Turkey itself about the country's candidacy.
As optimism increases in Turkey about eventual membership, BBC News gathers opinions from different sides of the debate. "
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