"Turkish support for accession 'flagging'
By Vincent Boland in Ankara
Published: May 10 2005 22:16 | Last updated: May 10 2005 22:16
Turks' support for joining the European Union, while still strong, is falling, an opinion poll indicated on Tuesday, as resentment grows at the perceived anti-Turkish tone of Europeans during their debate on the EU constitution.
The poll, taken for the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP), found that 63 per cent of Turks support the country's accession to the EU, compared with 70 per cent earlier in the year and as much as 75 per cent late last year. "
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