@dragonmaster

.....and Turkey is solving all the problems which you've mentioned step by step.

There are kurdish TV-Channels in Turkey since a few weeks.Kurdish people get more and more minority-rights.

Turkey will open it's gates to Armenia in a few weeks.
The country is ready for a dialogue with Armenians.

Churches and christian schools are re-opened (for example the famous christian school in "Heybeliada" near Istanbul).

Turkey also has lots of jews who live in peace with the rest of the population for over 600 years now.During the Ottoman-Empire many hundred-thousand jews emigrated from Spain to turkish territory.Later,during the german Nazi-regime Turkey also gave new home for jews.

The requirements for an EU-membership will be fullfiled.

But of course the EU will still not accept Turkey.
But......who cares?
Turkey is changing,because the country WANTS to change.It is not changing to satisfy the EU.

Who cares if the country is an EU-member or not,if it has reached the EU-standard???????
Turks will not care.
Maybe Turkey will not want to join the EU by it's own.It might be an advantage to stay outside the EU.

Turkey is changing very fast.It is already a country,which can't be compared to any other country with a major muslim population.
As Obama said,the country is a positive example for muslim countries.

Eva Mendez said that Istanbul is her favorite city and then comes Rome.
Mickey Rourke,Charlize Theron,Carmen Electra,Christina Aguilera, are just a few names who are fascinated by the country.

Musicians like Depeche Mode,Pet Shop Boys,Deep Purple,Pink,Shakira,50 Cent,Beastie Boys....and many,many others always do some gigs in Turkey.
Franz Ferdinand even wrote a song about it.

Do you think that all these people would be fascinated if Turkey wasn't a fascinating place?
Are all those people crazy?
Do they come from non-developed countries?

Turkey has a bad image because of the uneducated "Gastarbeiters" all over Europe.

The country is very,very different from what people in Europe think about it.

But of course this will change in about 10 or 15 years.

Nikki Lauda (Formula 1)said that he saw more women in Turkey in short clothes than in many other countries.

There is soooooo much more to say about the sick relationship between the EU and Turkey,but I am afraid,I can't count them all.

So,....I leave you alone with your prejudices,my friend.

But I know that one day you will be ashamed of your thoughts about Turkey,Mr. Dragonmaster.

DON'T FORGET MY WORDS!!!!!!!
Until then I wish you a happy life!!!!

Cem Dönmez 09 apr 2009, 07:10 - Rapporteer misbruik