--- title: "1 Europe Turkey Quotes By Andrew Mango" description: "1 Europe Turkey quotes by Andrew Mango. Plus more from Andrew Mango and more Europe Turkey sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/andrew-mango-30965_energetic_there-s-opposition-in-europe-to-turkish_3224368.jpg" --- > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/there-s-opposition-in-europe-to-turkish-membership-because-these-are/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/andrew-mango-30965_energetic_there-s-opposition-in-europe-to-turkish_3224368.jpg) ## More by Andrew Mango > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/in-turkey-religion-not-only-affects-society-but-is-affected-by-it/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [Accepting Turkey as a member of the European club means that the club is open to outsiders, to Muslims, to poorer people, to developing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/accepting-turkey-as-a-member-of-the-european-club-means-that-the-club/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/historically-turkey-hasn-t-had-much-success-in-attracting-foreign/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/turkey-s-relationship-with-the-west-is-a-love-hate-one-there-are/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/i-m-optimistic-about-turkey-s-prospects-for-reaching-the-e-u-s/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/turkey-as-an-ex-imperial-power-is-all-in-favor-of-empires/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [The Turkish judiciary has a very strong nationalist tradition, which is gradually changing, but only gradually. And since there was a nationalist outcry against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/the-turkish-judiciary-has-a-very-strong-nationalist-tradition-which/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [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;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/most-turkish-kurds-want-a-quiet-life-and-improved-economic-conditions/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [In recent years the military has gradually been eased out of political life in Turkey. The military budget is now subject to much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/in-recent-years-the-military-has-gradually-been-eased-out-of/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/turkey-has-had-a-customs-union-with-europe-since-1996-and-there-s/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/there-are-of-course-economic-advantages-to-having-turkey-as-a-member/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/we-ve-seen-in-europe-after-the-recent-terrorist-attacks-a-certain/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/istanbul-and-the-western-and-southern-seaboards-are-very-europeanized/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [There was a time when Istanbul was one of the safest cities in the world, because people were afraid of the police. People are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/there-was-a-time-when-istanbul-was-one-of-the-safest-cities-in-the/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) > [Turkey's relations with its immediate neighbors are improving. They were pretty bad for a long time - with Syria they were abominable, and with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-mango/turkey-s-relations-with-its-immediate-neighbors-are-improving-they/) [Andrew Mango](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-mango/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/europe-turkey/andrew-mango/#itemlist", "name": "1 Europe Turkey Quotes By Andrew Mango", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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