Last Hopes for 'European Turkey'
Kadri Gursel analyzes Turkey's European policies, its prospects for EU membership and what this all means for the "Turkish model."
An article from Cairo published in Zaman, the highest-circulation newspaper of Turkey, on Dec. 28 was noteworthy: “Middle East admires European Turkey.”
Before going to that article, we have to note that Islamic Zaman is the media arm of the Gülen Movement, recognized worldwide with schools in more than 100 countries. This Islamic socio-political movement has a Turkey-wide social and economical network and an influential structure, especially in the governmental bodies. Now, let’s read the first sentences of the text in Zaman:
