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Thorny Turkish Issue #3: If You Mix Turkey into Europe, Will It Curdle?
I'm wrapping up my take on three thorny Turkish issues. (For the Turkish perspective on the "Armenian Holocaust" and the Kurdish question, see my last two posts.)
Today's topic: Turkey in the EU.
Governments, corporations, people...so often, they all have a different agenda. That goes for Turkish membership in the European Union, too. Here’s what I picked up last month in Istanbul from Turkish friends:
Though more than 75 percent of Turkish people oppose joining the European Union, the Turkish government and Turkish corporations are making a strong drive to join the EU. "
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