TURKEY: PRO or CON E.U entrance (a little on the contraversial side) - GoFuckYourself.com

Platinum Mona · 12-17-2004, 09:28 AM

Hi everyone,

I've been keeping up with the latest news events and have stumbled across this one: Turkey has just been granted the opportunity to begin membership talks with the E.U in Ankara on October 3, but linked the offer to effective Turkish recognition of Cyprus, which joined the EU in May. I am from Cyprus myself and I do not believe that Turkey should join the EU due to personal biases:

In July 20, 1974, Turkey launched a full scale invasion on Cyprus. The excuse was to protect its 18% Turkish minority of the island following a coup d' etat, though the goal was one of ethnic cleansing. As a result, 200,000 Greek Cypriots who fled to the south part of the island turned into refugees in their own country. This number corresponds to a close 40% of the entire Greek Cypriot population.

31 years after the invasion, Turkey continues to occupy 37% of the northern part of the island which has declared an independent state that is only recognized by her government. The "declaration of independence", and the forming of the so called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" have been internationally condemned.

So the question is, knowing that the E.U has a full fledged set of "rules" or "standard" if you will to enter the Union, including humanitarian standards, should Turkey be allowed to enter the E.U.

And to add a little contraversey, should a predominately Muslim country be allowed to join what is called a "Christian" Club.

Thoughts on this please :-)

Theo · 12-17-2004, 09:48 AM

Hi Mona, I'm Greek and my business partner is from Cyprus like yourself. His family was forced to leave that tragic day and they never managed to go back to see their homes at the occupied land till last summer.

The question is more complicated than it seems to some....briefly I'll tell you that I prefer to see Turkey in the EU mostly for political and diplomatic reasons.

ps. send me a message on icq na peis ena geia :-)

12-17-2004, 09:28 AM	#1
Platinum Mona Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 79	TURKEY: PRO or CON E.U entrance (a little on the contraversial side) Hi everyone, I've been keeping up with the latest news events and have stumbled across this one: Turkey has just been granted the opportunity to begin membership talks with the E.U in Ankara on October 3, but linked the offer to effective Turkish recognition of Cyprus, which joined the EU in May. I am from Cyprus myself and I do not believe that Turkey should join the EU due to personal biases: In July 20, 1974, Turkey launched a full scale invasion on Cyprus. The excuse was to protect its 18% Turkish minority of the island following a coup d' etat, though the goal was one of ethnic cleansing. As a result, 200,000 Greek Cypriots who fled to the south part of the island turned into refugees in their own country. This number corresponds to a close 40% of the entire Greek Cypriot population. 31 years after the invasion, Turkey continues to occupy 37% of the northern part of the island which has declared an independent state that is only recognized by her government. The "declaration of independence", and the forming of the so called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" have been internationally condemned. So the question is, knowing that the E.U has a full fledged set of "rules" or "standard" if you will to enter the Union, including humanitarian standards, should Turkey be allowed to enter the E.U. And to add a little contraversey, should a predominately Muslim country be allowed to join what is called a "Christian" Club. Thoughts on this please :-)

12-17-2004, 09:48 AM	#2
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	Hi Mona, I'm Greek and my business partner is from Cyprus like yourself. His family was forced to leave that tragic day and they never managed to go back to see their homes at the occupied land till last summer. The question is more complicated than it seems to some....briefly I'll tell you that I prefer to see Turkey in the EU mostly for political and diplomatic reasons. ps. send me a message on icq na peis ena geia :-)