Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Turkey – Part of Europe or Part of the Middle East?

"Turkey – Part of Europe or Part of the Middle East?

by stuart on August 31, 2010

The debate about whether Turkey should join the European Union has raged ever since the idea was first raised in 1963, along with a dozen sub arguments about if they join, when they join, on what terms and so on. Turkey’s membership is both an enormous opportunity for Europe and an enormous risk, and the European Union being as it is such a fragmented coalition of states and cultures cannot even get close to a common position."

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