"The Turkish-US Love-Hate Relationship
Ugur Akinci: 11/28/2004
Turks have such a love-hate relationship with the United States � and they are by no means alone in this, as the latest anti-American student protest in Greece has demonstrated clearly.
Turks know that the US supports Turkey in a number of policy issues ranging from Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline to Turkey`s EU membership. But they are also very wary that the US is doing all that for a 'sinister reason.' Conspiracy, the danger of being sucked into somebody else`s less-than-noble plans, the danger of losing one`s independence and dignity is always in the foreground of Turkish thinking. The worst scenario is 'Americans are trying to split Turkey.' "
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