"Turkey and the European Union
Mountains still to climb
May 12th 2005 | ANKARA, DIYARBAKIR AND ISTANBUL
From The Economist print editionThere remain formidable obstacles to Turkish membership of the European Union, not least in Turkey itself
THE Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is cross with critics who attack his government for doing too little to prepare for accession talks with the European Union, due to start on October 3rd. These critics claim that, whereas big reforms were introduced in the months leading up to December 17th, when Mr Erdogan secured the precious October date at an EU summit, nothing has been done since. Some even point to an upsurge in Turkish nationalism as a sign of a backlash against the idea of joining the EU."
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