"Where West meets East
Article Last Updated:11/12/2006 07:45:07 AM PST
BULENT Ecevit, one of the most important leaders in modern Turkish history, died Sunday in Ankara. His dream may be dying a slow death in Brussels, Belgium.
There can be no Europe without Turkey, and no Turkey without Europe, Ecevit said in 1999.
On Wednesday, the European Commission released a progress report on Ankaras bid to join the European Union. It was critical of the pace of Turkeys reforms on issues such as freedom of speech and failure to recognize Cyprus."
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