"Anti-Muslim Prejudice Delays Turkey's EU Entry
DUBROVNIK, Croatia — Anti-Muslim prejudice and xenophobia in the West are behind the delay in Turkey's half-century quest to join the European Union, a Turkish minister said.
"Unfortunately, the fact that most Turks are of the Muslim faith also creates a baseless suspicion," Egemen Bagis, minister for EU affairs, told Reuters in an interview.
"People tend to fear what they do not know.""
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