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    • Subject Terms:
      TURKEY; EUROPE
    • Subject Terms:
      EUROPEAN Union
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the issue of Turkey's becoming a member of the European Union. Overview of arguments put forward by advocates of Turkish accession followed by criticism of these arguments; Suggestion that Turkey sits at a crossroads between the Christian and European worlds, and has always been part of Europe thanks to its empire in the Balkans; Example of a country where secular democracy works; Potential for the rejection of Turkey from the EU to cause its secularist system to fall victim to Islamists; Belief of the Turks that they will receive large "budget transfers" or large amounts of cash; Other arguments.