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POLITICAL DEBATE ABOUT TURKEY JOINING EU Yesterday, a political debate took place at the British Parliament about the question which is a lot considered into the european community : Should Turkey join the E-U ? For this, Sally Thompson, Minister for Europe opposing Isabel Stevens, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy and; Two members of the Turkish parliament, Abdullah Luglü and Mohammed Tüm. Here on BBC News . Sally Thompson : Well, In my opinion, Turkey has no place inside the European Union. First of all, I want to say that Europe must give itself borders, that not all countries have a vocation to become members of Europe, beginning with Turkey which has no place inside the European Union. Enlarging Europe with no limit risks destroying European political union, and that I do not accept. Isabel Stevens : There is no obvious and widely accepted geographical definition of Europe Is Russia a European country? Is Georgia or Armenia or Azerbaijan? Are Cyprus and Malta? Given that part of Turkey's territory is on what everyone accepts is the European mainland, why shouldn't it be allowed to join the main European club. After all, it already belongs to NATO and the Council of Europe, a...

« culture. Indeed Turkey’s history represents a clear rejection of any Christian tradition, from   the centuries­long Ottoman Muslim conquest of Byzantine Christian territories, to the early   twentieth century population exchange with Greece which removed millions of long­ established Christian families from Turkish territory. Most recently, Turks have elected to   government a party with islamist roots, likely to undermine the country’s secular   constitution. Abdullah Luglü and Mohammed T üm : Of Course, Turkey's EU admission would   provide religious balance in Europe. Europe is seen as a Christian club in many ways.

  This is, in most ways, contrary to modern principles of diversity, integration, and mutual   understanding. If religious diversity is seen as a desirable objective in itself, Turkey's   membership will help in its realization. Isabel Stevens   : Opposing Turkey's admission on the basis of Europe's Christian   heritage is wrong! Europe does have a predominantly Christian heritage, but no modern,   religiously tolerant politician should oppose the membership of a country on the basis of   religious differences. It is intolerant and wrong. Abdullah Lugl ü and Mohammed T üm :  And To come back to our government,  a   recent election of a party with islamist roots has led to a smooth transfer of power,   with no attempt at intervention by the secularist military . Turkey’s human rights   record is also improving rapidly, with the recent abolition of the death penalty and   the removal of some restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language. These   advances have been prompted by the improved prospect of EU entry if Turkey   conforms to "democratic norms", and this process is sure to continue to the benefit   of both Turkish citizens and the EU if accession is offered in good faith. Sally Thompson   : Then,  Turkey is too poor, with millions of subsistence farmers and   living standards far below the European norm making massive migration to richer EU   countries inevitable. It has huge debts following a banking crisis and crash in 2001 and   only survives due to massive aid from the IMF  . It will already be very difficult for the   EU to integrate the much wealthier Central European states, and to provide the   money for reconstruction in the Balkans. Coping with a much poorer, much less   stable, much more indebted Turkey is simply not possible .. »

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