Friday, April 20, 2007

Hürriyet - Vural Oger: EU is partially responsible for rising nationalism in Turkey

"Vural Oger: EU is partially responsible for rising nationalism in Turkey

Vural Oger, an ethnically Turkish MP representing Germany in the European Parliament, has said that the tension between the EU and Turkey has provoked a rise in nationalism in Turkey. Speaking yesterday, in the wake of the shocking killings in Malatya, Oger noted that EU policies have pushed Turkey's bourgeoisie to become more nationalist, while Turkey's masses have become more Islamic. "

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