Thursday, January 27, 2005

Turkish Daily News:Kalaycioglu: EU can always veto Turkey

"Kalaycioglu: EU can always veto Turkey
Thursday, January 27, 2005
'Developments depend on the degree to which Turkey will be able to solve the Cyprus problem within the framework of the Annan plan and secure the cooperation of Greek Cyprus'

G�L DEMIR

ISTANBUL � Turkish Daily News


Part 1
One of the key issues facing Turkey prior to the beginning of accession talks with the European Union is the problem of Cyprus. Professor Ersin Kalaycioglu, rector of Istanbul's Isik University, answered questions from the Turkish Daily News on this issue. Spelling out the problems Turkey will likely face during the process, Kalaycioglu stressed that it wasn't possible to foresee the position of Turkey and the EU in 2015, noting that it was always a probability that Turkey's full membership would be vetoed. "

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