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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Turkey moves away from Europe: Econo-Islamism takes charge in Ankara

"Turkey moves away from Europe: Econo-Islamism takes charge in Ankara

Soner Çağaptay

Is Turkey moving closer to the European Union or away from it? For Ankara’s EU accession to move forward, Turkey needs to align with the union not only in its domestic policies, but also in its foreign policy.

Increasingly, however, Turkish foreign policy is pulling away from Europe. This is because “Econo-Islamism,” a doctrine blending business deals with a religio-political view of the world, is in charge in Ankara. This is bad news for Europe."

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