Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Turkish Daily News - Turkish business leaders hail start of EU talks, urge calm during long process

"Turkish business leaders hail start of EU talks, urge calm during long process
Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Mustafa Koç: We have to avoid political crises, simple mistakes and economic volatility

İSTANBUL - Turkish Daily News

Turkish business leaders welcomed the start of Turkey's accession talks with the European Union but urged caution and calm in membership talks, expected to be a long and difficult process.

Mustafa Koç, chairman of Koç Holding, said the start of accession talks was a great step not only for Turkey but also for Europe as it showed that Europe was willing to shatter the 'clash of civilizations' theories."

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