"Turning towards the West
Turkey's Western leanings are good for Europe, Israel
Tzvi El-Peleg
The opening of talks regarding Turkey's bid to join the European Union is an historic event, not only for Israel, but also for the West, and perhaps even the entire world.
When the Muslim party of Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power three years ago, many around the world wondered whether Turkey would continue its march towards the West, as Mustafa Kemal Ataturk did following World War I, or if the new rulers would change course and guide Turkey back into the embrace of Islam – as Necmettin Erbakan, who became the first Muslim prime minister in June, 1996, tried to do."
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