Turkey and neo-Europe
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The United States has been pushing "old Europe" hard, petitioning the European Union to accept Turkey - a NATO member and a major U.S. ally - into the Brussels club.
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The European Union (EU) must admit Turkey in order to show that it is not opposed to Islam and it is not a Christian Club, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
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In its ardent desire to be part of Europe, modern Turkey jettisoned its Islamic character in favour of secularism about eight decades back; was in denial of its rich Islamic past and broke ranks with the Muslim world in its quest for a European identity.
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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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Turkish EU candidacy divided Finnish foreign policy leadership in 1999 The issue of possible Turkish membership of an expanded European Union caused deep divisions within Finland's foreign policy leadership in ...
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The European Commission&#39;s cautious recommendation that Turkey begin membership negotiations puts the country a step closer to realizing its dream of joining Europe - but also sets tough conditions that underscore the gaping divide between this mostly poor
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The adultery obstacle on Turkeyâs EU path, has been removed in the Brussels visit of Erdogan. When he promised to pass TCK, EU lit a green light to Turkey.
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The possible inclusion of adultery as a criminal offence in the Turkish Penal Code has sent Turkey&#39;s EU membership aspirations into a tailspin.
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On the eve of the two-day European Union summit that opens in Brussels today and will define the future of Ankara&#39;s EU aspirations, it still remained unclear yesterday what terms leaders of the 25 member states would set out regarding Turkey&#39;s relations
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Intervento del neopresidente dell'Ucrania consiglio Europa
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ISTANBUL, Jan 29 (IPS) - For the first time in half a century, a Greek head  of government has paid an official visit to Turkey. The two  Mediterranean neighbours, often described as the worst of friends  or the best of enemies, attempt to tackle their old problems in a  volatile eastern Mediterranean.
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That centuries-old riddle will be asked again Thursday, when Turkey is expected to take a big step in its troubled quest to join 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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The European Commission is expected later this week to recommend EU membership talks with Turkey. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan are anticipating a &quot;positive report.
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ISTANBUL -- Markus Lehto's Turkey is a futuristic shopping complex with aerial bridges linking skinny-jeans shops to designer bag boutiques. In the attached apartment building, a pied-ÃÂ -terre designed for the global jet-setter can cost up to $2 million.
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The country faces some tough conditions on the economy and human rights before membership is granted. ANKARA -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home from a European Union summit yesterday
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Mon, 2 Oct 2006 The Parliament Author: Daisy Ayliffe French president Jacques Chirac has pressed Turkey to recognise the role played by Ankara in the Armenian genocide during WW1.Comment