"Semih Idiz: Will the Turkish foot fit the European shoe?
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Former President Suleyman Demirel: If becoming an EU member is going to disrupt Turkey�s domestic order, its domestic peace and its indivisible unity, then Turkey should not seek such a thing. There are conditions that Turkey has inherited from history and geography. Turkey is a different kind of place. No one can overlook this. As such remarks -- reflecting a deep cultural insecurity -- continue to increase in influential Turkish circles; one cannot help but wonder if the European shoe is too big for the Turkish foot "
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