Turkey&#39;s continental drift
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Turkey seemed to shift geographically Westward on Wednesday, after the European Commission opened the way for it to become a full member of the European Union.
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Turkey's new shipping regulations are causing an expensive bottleneck on the famed waterway.
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For weeks Turkey has been talking frenziedly about adultery. It&#39;s nothing to do with the country&#39;s sexual habits. There&#39;s been nothing to indicate an upsurge in infidelity.
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Common sense, Ã¦sthetics, and national character have prevailed; the forces of high modernism and weenie rationalism have received a setback.  The European Union has chosen to no longer pressure people in the British Isles to convert exclusively to the metric system.
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The start of Turkey&#39;s negotiations to enter the European Union now rests on one question: will it recognize Cyprus? European leaders insist it will, but messages from Ankara remain muted.
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Turkey is navigating a treacherous path between the forces that want to pull it closer toward Islam and the institutions that safeguard its secularism.
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ISTANBUL, Dec. 5 (IPS) - On its long and winding road to becoming the first  Muslim nation of the European Union, Turkey's accession  talks are heading towards a breakdown. The question is whether  there will be a minor collision or a major crash that could  eventually derail its membership bid.
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Turkey&#39;s &#39;moment of truth&#39; is fast approaching. On October 6, the European Commission is due to publish its report on whether or not Turkey is ready to start negotiations for membership of the European Union.
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ISTANBUL &#151; Turkey has always shown two faces: One, confidently pointing toward Europe, is wealthy, urban, and secular; another, gazing eastward, is poor, rural, and devoutly Muslim.
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An ad campaign for the new MTV Turkey network highlights the sometimes bittersweet relationship between Turkey and the West.
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BEIRUT: The huge sigh of relief in Istanbul following the European Union&#39;s announcement this week that talks on Turkey&#39;s accession to the EU can go ahead could be heard as far away as Brussels.
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After more than 40 years at Europe&#39;s doorstep, Turkey Tuesday eagerly awaited the European Commission&#39;s green light to begin membership talks with the European Union -- but with some strings attached.
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As Greeks get a boost, it remains unclear if success will mean higher stature in Europe. By Peter Ford | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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The European Commission's cautious recommendation that Turkey begin membership negotiations puts the country a step closer to realizing its dream of joining Europe &#151; but also sets tough conditions that underscore the gaping divide between this mostly poor and Muslim nation and the wealthy, largely Christian club it yearns to join.
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A green light to Turkey to begin EU membership talks receives a cool reception from Europe's press on Thursday. While in Russia, fare-dodgers are in for a surprise.
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ANKARA, Dec 13  - Turkey was cautiously optimistic Monday that it would obtain a favorable result from this week&#39;s crunch summit of European Union leaders who will decide on Ankara&#39;s membership bid, but warned the 25-nation bloc not to cross Ankara&#39;s
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Turkey&#39;s marathon campaign to join the EU appeared to gain momentum on Thursday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured the union&#39;s worried bureaucrats in Brussels, Belgium, that his governing Islamic party was not straying from Turkey&#39;s