Sunday, December 03, 2006

The Daily Star - Opinion Articles - The EU and Turkey are in a wrestling match, where neither side can afford to let go

"The EU and Turkey are in a wrestling match, where neither side can afford to let go

By Hugh Pope
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Monday, December 04, 2006

The Istanbul professor who is a leading character in "Bliss," a lyrical novel by Zulfu Livaneli, imagines the Turkish intellectual as an acrobat swinging through the air. He lets go of his trapeze, sure in the belief that his European partner and inspiration waits on the other side, ready to catch him. Too late, he discovers his mistake."

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