"Civilizations are Coming Together
Membership negotiations, between Turkey and the EU started in the end. Neither the rather strong nationalist shows nor the populist attacks of many European leaders succeeded to hinder this. Thanks to the good sense of diplomats and politicians from both sides.
The relationship has overcome a serious threat indeed. Many European politicians did not avoid using the issue of Turkey in their inner political calculations. Many did not avoid giving speeches about how a superior civilization the “undiluted” Europe is. Defining the membership of Turkey as an ordinary accession process of a more or less different culture was almost an indispensable fault, could break ties with the whole Islamic, Turkish and Eastern worlds in an era in which people need peaceful co existence more than ever. Thanks to the common sense."
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