"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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