In Turkey religion not only affects society but is affected by it, which is why Turkish Islam differs from Arab Islam. It's… — Andrew Mango Islam Copy Share Image
Accepting Turkey as a member of the European club means that the club is open to outsiders, to Muslims, to poorer people,… — Andrew Mango Accepting Copy Share Image
Historically Turkey hasn't had much success in attracting foreign investment. Slowly that is changing. There's a tradition of arbitrary decisions by government… — Andrew Mango Civil servants Copy Share Image
Turkey's relationship with the West is a love-hate one. There are people in Turkey who want to open to the outside world… — Andrew Mango Exercise Copy Share Image
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… — Andrew Mango Care Copy Share Image
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… — Andrew Mango Interest Copy Share Image
The Turkish judiciary has a very strong nationalist tradition, which is gradually changing, but only gradually. And since there was a nationalist… — Andrew Mango Behave Copy Share Image
Most Turkish Kurds want a quiet life and improved economic conditions. But the Kurdish regions of Turkey are mountainous; they're ill-favored climatically;… — Andrew Mango Dead end Copy Share Image
In recent years the military has gradually been eased out of political life in Turkey. The military budget is now subject to… — Andrew Mango Army Copy Share Image
Turkey has had a customs union with Europe since 1996, and there's free trade in everything other than farm products and services.… — Andrew Mango Electric Copy Share Image
There are of course economic advantages to having Turkey as a member of the European club. It's a developing country with a… — Andrew Mango Birth Copy Share Image
We've seen in Europe after the recent terrorist attacks a certain retrogression in human rights. It depends on how threatened the Turks… — Andrew Mango Feelings Copy Share Image
Istanbul and the western and southern seaboards are very Europeanized. But then you have the Kurdish areas, in the southeast. That's Turkey's… — Andrew Mango Beast Copy Share Image
There was a time when Istanbul was one of the safest cities in the world, because people were afraid of the police.… — Andrew Mango People Copy Share Image
Turkey's relations with its immediate neighbors are improving. They were pretty bad for a long time - with Syria they were abominable,… — Andrew Mango Gas Copy Share Image
As things change in Turkey people find in religious observance a certain framework of safety, of continuity. This is quite a common… — Andrew Mango Choices Copy Share Image
There's opposition in Europe to Turkish membership because these are the inevitable fears of energetic, poorer, Muslim outsiders who will come in… — Andrew Mango Energetic Copy Share Image
