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The 2011 Turkish elections and the prospects for Turkey-EU relations | openDemocracy

"The 2011 Turkish elections and the prospects for Turkey-EU relations

Firat Cengiz and Lars Hoffmann, 29 June 2011
Turkey's recent elections have created a more open-minded parliament. For the country's future to reflect this change, both sceptical EU member states and the new Turkish government must focus on renewing the process of Turkish accession to the EU, considering the country's economic and regional political weight and the growing number of Turks that reject future EU membership "

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