"Keeping Turkey out of Europe
More than 22 years after it first applied, Turkey's entry to the EU is still blocked by human rights concerns – and subtle prejudice
Istanbul is haunted by a unique type of melancholy, Orhan Pamuk writes in his wondrous book on Turkey's largest city. Known as hüzün, 'the black mood shared by millions of people together' is particularly dense on cold winter mornings 'when the sun suddenly falls on the Bosphorus and the faint vapour almost rises from the surface'."
More:Keeping Turkey out of Europe | David Cronin | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
