Monday, July 25, 2011

Is Turkey turning its back on the EU? A response to Mr. Andrew Duff

"Is Turkey turning its back on the EU? A response to Mr. Andrew Duff

Monday, July 25, 2011
MUSTAFA KUTLAY

A long period of silence has been broken in Turkish-European Union relations with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s official visit to northern Cyprus. Before leaving for Cyprus, in an unusually clear tone, Erdoğan declared that “during the Greek Cypriot presidency, relations with the EU will freeze.” The prime minister made an urgent call for the EU to clarify its position on the Cyprus question and Turkish-EU relations."

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