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Thursday, October 13, 2005

Turks embrace novelist's war on EU - Europe - International Herald Tribune

"Turks embrace novelist's war on EU
By Dan Bilefsky International Herald Tribune

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005
ISTANBUL The year is 2010 and the European Union has rejected Turkey. Fascist governments have come to power in Germany, Austria and France and are inciting violence against resident Turks and Muslims. A vengeful Turkey joins forces with Russia and declares war against the EU. Turkish commandos besiege Berlin, obliterate Europe and take control of the Continent.

Some critics will be quick to dismiss 'The Third World War,' a new futuristic novel by a 30-year-old Turkish writer, Burak Turna, as the wild imaginings of a conspiracy theorist and literary shock jock - and in many ways it is."

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