"Europe should avoid thwarting Turkey's transformation
By Gerald Knaus
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Friday, October 09, 2009
When the European Commission announced in October 2004 that Turkey had met the criteria for starting membership negotiations, it became front-page news worldwide. Turkey attracted international attention because of its geo-strategic importance, and because it is the first Muslim-majority European Union candidate."
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