"Personal Views of Turkey
Bridging East and West?
What do you think of, when you think about Turkey? DW-WORLD asked several Germans with links to the country to offer their own views of the country.
In Germany, Turkey's possible membership in the European Union is a topic of sometimes heated discussion, especially ahead of the landmark decision to be made this week by EU foreign ministers on whether or not to open accession talks with Turkey.
The images many Germans have of Turkey are often those supplied by the media, which sometimes fail to give a nuanced view of this largely Muslim country on the Bosporus. Public discussion on the subject in Germany is often marked by clich�s and fears.
DW-WORLD therefore asked several Germans with special links to Turkey to paint for their own pictures of the country. What kind of experiences and associations come to mind when they think of Turkey? A few of them are presented below. "
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