"Turkey and the European Union, A Fading Dream?
April 29, 2008 at 12:03 am · Filed under Turkish Politics, Turkish daily
Just before the European Union decided upon opening negotiations with Turkey or not, the Austrian veto threat, and the diplomatic salvo, I was in Istanbul, walking through the Istiklal Stret. In every corner, in every little grocery, I saw people watching the news in hypnotised eyes. I do recall the time, it was around three o’clock , and I asked the shop keeper near the Cicek Passage, what happened? He said everything is over and closed down the TV. At the time, the news from Brussels were gloomy indeed. At the end of the day, after many negotiations and diplomatic arms twisting Turkey got the green light."
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