"The Turks Today
News: In time, Turkey will become a fully modern liberal democracy, E.U. membership or no.
Andrew Mango
Interviewed By Julian Brookes
October 26, 2005
Earlier this month, after some high-stakes brinkmanship on both sides, the European Union opened formal membership talks with Turkey. The mere fact of the negotiations, which mark the latest stage in a long and arduous process that began in 1953, when Turkey first applied to join the E.U., is hugely significant."
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