Quote Originally Posted by Komutan
Anyway this is a political union; geographical location is not very important.
By that logic then japan could be part of the EU one day then??..if not the whole world?

Im against turkey joining the EU...
Firstly, I dont consider them European (likewise Cyprus and former soviet states) I personally believe its not the geography that should be taken into acount, rather more the culture. Turkey is as traditionally 'European' as Japan is, therefore not what I consider viably European. Lets all stop pretending Turkey is something its not.

Second, What (if any) advantages does Turkey joining hold for the rest of europe? We have enough cheap labour moving back and forth across borders as it is, we dont need anymore... Does this mean we have to bail turkey out if it gets into trouble? Would they (could they?) do the same for us?