Turkey vogue, Europe confusion
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
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
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
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
Army and Islam makes Turkey lose out to Europe
Slovakian experts have their take on what problems the EU member candidate has
