"Analysis: Turkey and the EU drift apart
By BENJAMIN HARVEY Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press
ISTANBUL, Turkey — The cautious courtship between Turkey and the European Union looks like it might be headed for a messy and acrimonious breakup.
They were a mismatched couple from the beginning: one wealthy, mostly Christian and liberal, the other far poorer, overwhelmingly Muslim and largely conservative. Perhaps it's no surprise the initial optimism over Turkey's bid to join the bloc has deteriorated into mutual recriminations and a seemingly hopeless inability to communicate."
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