There's opposition in Europe to Turkish membership because these are the inevitable fears of energetic, poorer, Muslim outsiders who will come in and work hard and take jobs. There's also a fear that under E.U. rules Turkey might get a… — Andrew Mango Copy Share Image
In Turkey religion not only affects society but is affected by it, which is why Turkish Islam differs from Arab Islam. It's a more… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
Accepting Turkey as a member of the European club means that the club is open to outsiders, to Muslims, to poorer people, to developing… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
Historically Turkey hasn't had much success in attracting foreign investment. Slowly that is changing. There's a tradition of arbitrary decisions by government ministers and… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
Turkey's relationship with the West is a love-hate one. There are people in Turkey who want to open to the outside world and others… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
I'm optimistic about Turkey's prospects for reaching the E.U.'s standards of development, governance, and democracy, whether inside or outside the E.U. Provided you have… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
Turkey, as an ex-imperial power, is all in favor of empires guaranteeing law and order on its borders. Turkey's and America's basic interests with… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
The Turkish judiciary has a very strong nationalist tradition, which is gradually changing, but only gradually. And since there was a nationalist outcry against… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
Most Turkish Kurds want a quiet life and improved economic conditions. But the Kurdish regions of Turkey are mountainous; they're ill-favored climatically; they're poor;… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
In recent years the military has gradually been eased out of political life in Turkey. The military budget is now subject to much more… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
Turkey has had a customs union with Europe since 1996, and there's free trade in everything other than farm products and services. And Turkey… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
There are of course economic advantages to having Turkey as a member of the European club. It's a developing country with a large, reasonably… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
We've seen in Europe after the recent terrorist attacks a certain retrogression in human rights. It depends on how threatened the Turks feel. For… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
Istanbul and the western and southern seaboards are very Europeanized. But then you have the Kurdish areas, in the southeast. That's Turkey's Middle East,… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
There was a time when Istanbul was one of the safest cities in the world, because people were afraid of the police. People are… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
Turkey's relations with its immediate neighbors are improving. They were pretty bad for a long time - with Syria they were abominable, and with… — Andrew Mango Copy Share
