Is the EU Losing Turkey?
Benjamin Mayer
Clashes between protesters and the police have engulfed Istanbul for almost two months now. The conflict, which began as a reaction against the destruction of a park, has evolved into a symbolic struggle over the identity of modern Turkey, pitting European-oriented secularists against the moderate Islamist government led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At stake in this battle is whether Turkey will continue to orient itself towards the West, or forge a path along Islamic principles.
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