The following is a selection of international press clippings resulting from the launch of Turkey in Europe: Breaking the Vicious Circle:
Hurriyet Daily News
September 10 2009
Turkey worst hit by crisis
Senol Calabakan - Güven Ozalp
Turkey has drawn a positive picture in terms of its economy and in a better position than some of the EU countries, according to a report by the Independent Commission of Turkey.
New York Times/International Herald Tribune
September 10 2009
Cold on Turkey
Op-ed by Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel peace laureate and chairman of the Independent Commission on Turkey, makes the case for Turkey’s accession into the the European Union.
Le Monde (In French) [subscription required]
September 9 2009
La Turquie decrite comme un atout strategique pour l'Europe
Natalie Nougayrede
Des personnalites europeennes lancent un appel pour sauver la perspective de l'adhesion.
Today’s Zaman
September 9 2009
Independent commission: Ocalan, PKK not legitimate
Unlike PKK, DTP is a part of Turkey’s political culture and the possible banning of the DTP by the Constitutional Court is unlikely to contribute to the solution of the Kurdish problem.
Time
September 8 2009
Fifty Years On, Turkey Still Pines to Become European
Leo Cendrowicz
After 4 years of negotiations through which only 11 chapters could have been opened; The Independent Commission on Turkey report says EU leaders should start by challenging popular prejudice, instead of pandering to it.
BBC
September 7 2009
EU ‘breaking promise’ on Turkey
The European Union is in danger of breaking its promise that Turkey will eventually be granted membership, an influential group has warned.
Financial Times
September 7 2009
Brussels attacked on Turkish accession
Tony Barber
The European Union must keep alive Turkey’s membership talks or risk damaging Turkish domestic reforms and harming the EU’s own interests, a panel of European experts recommends on Monday.
Today’s Zaman
September 7 2009
Report: Pro-coup circles lead to vicious circle in Turkey-EU ties
Servet Yanatma
In its new report, The Independent Commission on Turkey refutes claims that Turkey faces a threat against its secular system and underlines the significance of Turkey’s EU membership for the protection of secular system.
The Economist [subscription required]
September 3 2009
Turkey’s Circular Worries
In Turkey the slow pace of talks is reducing the chances of success. If Europeans and Turks can meet somewhere in the middle, it might just make history.
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