"Bitter Turkey marks 50 years at Europe's door
By Michel Sailhan (AFP) – 21 minutes ago
ISTANBUL — Turkey on Friday bitterly marked 50 years since its first application to integrate formally with Europe, a date overshadowed by its troubled EU accession talks.
'We remember this anniversary but it's not a cause for celebration,' Turkey's chief negotiator with the EU, Egemen Bagis, said in a statement."
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