"''Intelligence Brief: Turkey and its Succession to the E.U.''
wo major events placed Turkey under special scrutiny this week. The first was Pope Benedict's visit to Ankara only a couple of months after the pontiff's controversial Regensburg speech, which enraged Muslim communities worldwide. The second was the European Commission's decision to 'freeze' negotiations on Turkey's accession to the European Union. The move was justified by the European Commission on the basis of Ankara's refusal to open its ports and airports to Cyprus vessels and airliners."
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