Turkey as an EU candidate

What do you think about it?
As a neighbor of Turkey I'd say it's positive, in the way that we'll have more modernized neighbors. Of course only when their economy, social liberty, etc conform with the EU rules. I'm not the one who will judge this level. EU govs can do it better.
I'm just wondering what will happen if they accept Turkey, considering it's population  which will be soon greater than any other EU country. Will French and German (most powerfull EU countries) accept such a situation? Turkey will have more votes than them!!!

Meh, i'll leave it open, but if it turns into another 'Islam sucks thread' or the like it goes.

I'd say: Turkey should be allowed to enter the EU, but not yet. I don't have fundemental objections against Turkey joining the EU. IMO it's a western country (perhaps a middel eastern as well, but that doesn't matter). I don't care that the country is islamic. The European Union isn't based on religion, and I don't think there's an unbridgable (sp?) gap between islam and christianity. Furthermore if Turkey doesn't join the EU it might fall 'between the shore and the ship', because it's not a real part of the Middle East either.
I don't think Turkey should be allowed to join the EU yet. Turkey has still some work to do on human rights, positition of minorities, and recognizition of the Armenian genocide. Furthermore it would be useful if the Cyprus problem is solved as well before Turkey enters the EU.

I think the decision's already been forced by Russia.

THe EU is currently pumping �10's of billions into oil wells in the Black Sea. The Black Sea has more oil than all Middle Eastern countries combined and will give Europe a supply of oil outside both the Middle East and OPEC that will last nearly a century.

Russia was insensed by Europe moving in on what it saw as it's territory and refused to let Europe run the pipeline through Russia. So instead it had to go a more hazardous route through Georgia and Turkey.

It will begin pumping in Jun 2005 and eventually 1/4 of the total supply of oil in the world will come along this pipe and later more pipes to be added. It will also end the current oil crisis and lower the price of petrol helping all world economies, not just the EU. With this kind of money at stake, the EU will fasttrack both Georgia and Turkey to ensure the safety of the pipeline in two very unstable countries.

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Yes it was the Caspian Sea, my mistake.

I checked Saudi's and Iran's reserves . Currently the Caspian Sea sits 2nd above Iran and below Saudi, but by only 20%. Not exactly by far the largest and pretty close.

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I thought that Canada and Siberia had the largers untapped petroleum and nautral gas reserves?

Nope, Siberia is for natural gas, but thats it. Untapped, or not, it all comes under proven reserves.

Paul, Caspian basin reserves are shared by like 4 countries or so.

Hey,why do you talk about Saudi Arabia,Caspian Sea,Canada etc.?

Turkey has a large potential of economy,Turkey has the 7th strongest army of the world,Turkey is a Meditterenean country.

U.S domination in here can be broken....

EU is better than them

I found this article in the Economist website that relates to Turkey's possible admition to the EU. Check it out. 

http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=35 02423

It appears that the biggest barrier to Turkish admittion is the countries refusal to recognize the government of Cyprus.

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In the long run it will make no difference. Instead of 'Eurabia', Europe will be known as 'Eurkey'.

not while they are treating their ethnic minorities so cruelly

can you give any examples?

Turkey and the Ottoman Empire was always tolerant against ethnic minorities.The reason they bring forward these problems is :they want to control Turkey's internal affairs.

For example:Kurdish terrorist leader Abdullah Ocalan killed 30.000 Turkish people,his guerillas killed civilians,babies and soldiers in Eastern Turkey his organization harmed Turkish economy very much;the militarical expenses against Kurdish terrorists held 800 billion dollars for Turkey.Finally he was captured and sent to the prison.

But now he lives in prison on an island middle of the Marmara Sea,he will not be executed and he is living in the best comforts....

BECAUSE OF EUROPE!

 

then a man named Oliver Stone makes film named Midnight Express.....