There are of course economic advantages to having Turkey as a member of the European club. It's a developing country with a large, reasonably well-trained labor force at a time when the European birth rate is dropping at a catastrophic rate and Europe is graying. It offers opportunities for greater trade and investment to the benefit of both Turkey and Europe.
Turkey's relations with its immediate neighbors are improving. They were pretty bad for a long time - with Syria they were abominable, and with Iran … - Andrew Mango
Turkey's relations with its immediate neighbors are improving. They were pretty bad for a long time - with Syria they were abominable, and with Iran …
- Andrew Mango
There are of course economic advantages to having Turkey as a member of the European club. It's a developing country with a large, reasonably well-tr… - Andrew Mango
There are of course economic advantages to having Turkey as a member of the European club. It's a developing country with a large, reasonably well-tr…
Turkey has had a customs union with Europe since 1996, and there's free trade in everything other than farm products and services. And Turkey has sho… - Andrew Mango
Turkey has had a customs union with Europe since 1996, and there's free trade in everything other than farm products and services. And Turkey has sho…
Historically Turkey hasn't had much success in attracting foreign investment. Slowly that is changing. There's a tradition of arbitrary decisions by … - Andrew Mango
Historically Turkey hasn't had much success in attracting foreign investment. Slowly that is changing. There's a tradition of arbitrary decisions by …
In Turkey religion not only affects society but is affected by it, which is why Turkish Islam differs from Arab Islam. It's a more modern, more ratio… - Andrew Mango
In Turkey religion not only affects society but is affected by it, which is why Turkish Islam differs from Arab Islam. It's a more modern, more ratio…
Turkey, as an ex-imperial power, is all in favor of empires guaranteeing law and order on its borders. Turkey's and America's basic interests with re… - Andrew Mango
Turkey, as an ex-imperial power, is all in favor of empires guaranteeing law and order on its borders. Turkey's and America's basic interests with re…
Turkey's relationship with the West is a love-hate one. There are people in Turkey who want to open to the outside world and others who are frightene… - Andrew Mango
Turkey's relationship with the West is a love-hate one. There are people in Turkey who want to open to the outside world and others who are frightene…
Accepting Turkey as a member of the European club means that the club is open to outsiders, to Muslims, to poorer people, to developing countries, to… - Andrew Mango
Accepting Turkey as a member of the European club means that the club is open to outsiders, to Muslims, to poorer people, to developing countries, to…
We've seen in Europe after the recent terrorist attacks a certain retrogression in human rights. It depends on how threatened the Turks feel. For exa… - Andrew Mango
We've seen in Europe after the recent terrorist attacks a certain retrogression in human rights. It depends on how threatened the Turks feel. For exa…
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