"Turkey, France and revisionism
Nazlan Ertan
nazlanertan@thenewanatolian.com
02 May 2006
Turkey and France have had a long history of intense and turbulent relations for the last six centuries. This has, not surprisingly, included times of cooperation, strategic balancing, intense trade and cultural exchange and war. There have been moments, such as on the eve and in the wake of the 1997 Luxembourg summit of the European Council, that Turkey regarded France as one of its key partners in its drive towards the European Union. There have been others, as we've heard lately, before Sept 3, 2005, when France appeared to be an obstacle to Turkey's EU ambitions, both in terms of accession and Cyprus."
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