"Don't blame Europe for Turkey's moves away from the West
Continued rejection by the European Union does not alone account for Turkey's embrace of Muslim nations. The U.S. must push the Turks to reform internally.
In an interview this month with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, President Obama suggested that the European Union's continued reluctance to accept Turkey into its ranks has pushed Turkish leadership to 'look for other alliances' and move toward closer relations with other Muslim nations in the Middle East. These comments echoed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who last month blamed Europe for Ankara's movement away from the West."
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