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9/1/09

Young Turks a major obstacle to Turkey's EU goals

Washingtonpost.com

"Young Turks a major obstacle to Turkey's EU goals

By Thomas Grove
Reuters
Tuesday, September 1, 2009; 8:06 PM

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The license plate on Yunus Danacioglu's Turkish-made car carries an empty blue band waiting for European Union stars like those adorning automobile plates from Ireland to Bulgaria.

The only difference between his plate and others in Istanbul is that he has covered that band with a red and white Turkish flag, featuring a crescent and star, to show his loyalties. "

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

why..Ask sarkozy and merkel who had been doing their best to alienite Turkish population last 3 years. Their comments are virtually racist against Turks. EU is becoming an "apartheid" entity.

Anonymous said...

Some of the emotional outbursts coming out of Turkey at times in reaction to critique, whatever the issue might be, shows a lack of maturity. Psychiatrists would probably also identify this as an inferiority complex. There should be no need for that, given Turkey's importance as a major player on the world scene.