"Turks show growing opposition to EU membership
by M. S. Ahmed
(Monday June 20 2005)
'Interestingly, western politicians and media frequently describe prime minister Recep Tayip Erdogan�s regime and party (the Justice and Development Party) as �Islamist� or �pro-Islam�. Adopting this false line clearly enables them to maintain their pressure for continued secularism in politics and public policy. But secularism is only one part of the EU�s many requirements for admission. Respect for human rights and ethnic minorities also figure prominently.' "
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