Turkish press eyes road to EU
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Turkey&#39;s press is dominated by comment on the European Commission&#39;s recommendation that the EU open accession talks with Ankara.
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A man reads a newspaper near the Kodja Tepe mosque in Ankara. EU members decided to open accession negotiations with Turkey. The stakes are high for the Muslim-majority country itself but also for several
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Turks have hailed the European Union&#39;s decision to open membership talks with their country as a landmark step promising prosperity, broader freedoms and global prestige.
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A guide to the deal struck between the European Union and Turkey over entry talks.
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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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With a EU deal finally in hand, some Turkish media have accused Europe of setting unacceptable terms, while others have heralded the agreement as a sign of a bright future.
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Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, European Commission chief-in-waiting, said Friday the EU should send Turkey a positive signal on its chances of joining the bloc, as long as Ankara meets the necessary criteria.
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Adorned with Turkish and EU flags, Turkey&#39;s newspapers hailed Thursday an official EU report recommending the country start talks to join the bloc, while largely ignoring the stringent conditions attached to the announcement.
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EU enlargement chief Guenther Verheugen said Monday the moment of truth was coming for Turkey as European Union leaders prepare to decide whether to open membership talks with the mainly Muslim country.
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Next month the European Union will hear a progress report on Turkish membership.
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Tuesday's European papers comment on Romania's presidential election and on the debate over Turkey's EU membership bid.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is confident that a European Commission report due this week will recommend moving forward on his country&#39;s application for admission to the European Union.
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Although Turkey signed a historic deal with the European Union (EU) on starting accession talks next year, the road for Ankara to realize its long-cherished
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan left Turkey on Tuesday for talks with Council of Europe officials in Strasbourg a day before the release of a key report on his country&#39;s drive to join the European Union.
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The European Commission's report on  Turkey next week will recommend that the European Union open  accession negotiations with Ankara, the German daily Bild said  Sunday, quoting sources at the EU executive.
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Europe's newspapers analyse the furore over an outspoken EU commissioner and Spain's apparent transatlantic snub
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STRASBOURG, France:Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, awaiting an expected European Commission nod to starting EU entry talks with his country, said today he hoped negotiations would not take too long.