"Turkey gets step closer to EU goal
The country faces some tough conditions on the economy and human rights before membership is granted.
AP 2004-12-19 02:19:46
ANKARA -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home from a European Union summit yesterday to announce amid a shower of confetti and fireworks that Turkey 'has turned the critical corner' on the way to becoming a member of the group of nations. EU leaders reluctantly agreed to consider Turkey for membership, despite widespread public misgivings about welcoming a poor and densely populated Muslim nation into the bloc. "
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