"Nation rejoices at long-awaited talks
EXULTANT, relieved and triumphant, Turks celebrated yesterday the start of their accession talks with the European Union.
“A new Europe, a new Turkey”, the daily Milliyet proclaimed, applauding the EU’s decision to sit at the negotiating table with a Muslim country for the first time and “take a crucial step on the way to becoming a global power”."
Nation rejoices at long-awaited talks