EU – Turkey’s new whipping boy
13 December 2011
Buoyed by their country’s political and economic dynamism, more and more Turkish leaders are critical of a European Union that is mired in crisis. However, a Turkish columnist argues that this is not likely to have an impact on Ankara’s desire to join the EU.
Sami Kohen
Criticising the European Union has become the latest trend in Turkey. High-level politicians, including government ministers and even the President, have fallen in step behind those attacking and mocking the European Union. The remarks made by President Abdullah Gül, who described the EU as “miserable” while on a recent official visit to the United Kingdom [at the end of November 2011] are an apt illustration of this tendency.
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