Turkey vogue, Europe confusion

 Atatürk, Turkey's secular father, in a shop on Istanbul (Image: srsamolo/ Flickr)

Guest at the 60th Frankfurt Book Fair, host of the World Economic Forum for Asia and Europe on 30 October and tourist destination for the masses: Turkey is in fashion. Its identity however continues to be an obstacle to its fusion in the EU. Nationalism, religion and the Franco-German swinging door stable

FOCUS Turkish cultural season in France viewed from Lyon

Turkish cultural season in France viewed from Lyon

The cultural and political relationship between France and Turkey is ambivalent. Events such as France’s recognition of Armenian genocide and Sarkozy’s opposition to Ankara’s entry into the EU make 2009 a pivotal year

by Andrea Giambartolomei @ // 22/10/08

eudebate2009, lyon, enlargement, politics

TESTIMONY The Turkish theologist who stopped wearing the headscarf

The Turkish theologist who stopped wearing the headscarf

Her sisters thinks she’s ill and will ‘get better’ one day, her mother is upset, whilst her father calls her his most clever daughter, insisting she did the ‘right thing’ three years ago. Nuriye Duran- Özsoy’s story

by Kinia Adamczyk @ // 22/10/08

society, university, religion, traditions, islam, politics

PANORAMA Quotes: EU heads of state talk Turkey

Quotes: EU heads of state talk Turkey

European leaders from Germany to Greece express their positions on the possible adherence of the member candidate to the European Union. Quotes

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 22/10/08

mustafa kemal atatürk, politics

OPINION Army and Islam makes Turkey lose out to Europe

Army and Islam makes Turkey lose out to Europe

Slovakian experts have their take on what problems the EU member candidate has

by Roman Moravcik @ // 22/09/08

islam, mustafa kemal atatürk, politics

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