Originally Published on 11/25/2002: Finally, EU decision makers have come to the point of self realization and the moment of truth. So called “European Values” of equality and human rights, which are actually post-War (WW2) American exports to the Continent, do not seem to have a firm grab on EU mentality in practice. So called [...]
The dispute between the two NATO members began in early 2001 when Turkey threatened to block the EU from using NATO assets over fears about any possible future deployment in the Aegean region or in Cyprus. In late 2001, the US, the UK and Turkey agreed the Ankara Text, allowing Turkey a say in such [...]
Originally Published in 2002: Former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing told Le Monde newspaper that people who backed Turkey’s accession were “the adversaries of the European Union”. “Its capital is not in Europe, 95% of its population live outside Europe, it is not a European country,” he said. Asked what the effect of including Turkey [...]
Originally Published in 2002: On November 3 voters delivered a devastating rebuff to all the parties that have dominated Turkish politics for the past two decades. None of the parties in the previous governing coalition cleared the 10 percent vote needed to secure parliamentary representation. The opposition Party of the Right Path (DYP), led by [...]
