"Turkey at threshold
Posted online: Monday, August 07, 2006 at 0000 hrs Print Email
For centuries, Turkey has had one foot in Asia and one in Europe. Now it’s seeking more: Membership of the EU and a role as a global peacemaker. First, it must deal with its changing Muslim identity and increasing acts of Kurdish terrorism
The EU test
SEBNEM ARSU, ISTANBUL
With the European Union acting more unsure about whether to admit Turkey, there are signs that conservatism is growing across the nation, both politically and culturally. The prolonged road to membership, and the many economic, legal and cultural adjustments made to pave the way, have soured some attitudes toward the European Union, according to a large recent survey of Turks. "
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