Turkey Thread

[Furunculus]

Are you still whining about a wannabe dictator/conservative muslim not getting in?
I seriously don't get that at all.

I would understand your argument if the EU were a military club, then the purely military support could be grounds to let someone in, but the EU is (supposed to be) much more than that. Turkey simply does not behave in any way that would make them a good member at this time because it does not share our democratic values for example. Closing all the press outlets your president does not like is not something an EU member country should do, neither is torturing prisoners or bombing a part of the population the president doesn't like...

They are free not to accept that, but they will have to if they want to become an EU member.

Whining? I'm replying, and it's only my second(?) post in this thread. When did you become so thin skinned?

I don't argue that Turkey is[n't] going in the wrong direction, I merely submit that europe is in part responsible for this change in direction as a result of europe not wanting a non 'european' nation inside the tent.

I repeat, they did not take this attitude to bosnia.