Originally posted by Whorty
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In the fullness of time, I might be able to. However, I still believe that the issue of Turkey becoming a member wasn't restricted to the economic or "democratic" requirements for membership of the EU.
As for me starting this by calling you a cretin
Well, at least I know what a turnip is and also a cretin. You clearly don't know what a carrot refers to.

Why is Turkey excluded from membership of the European Union (EU) despite occupying a substantial land mass on the European continent? Is Turkey unacceptable to EU solely because of religious difference? - Quora
"To sum this up, there are several reasons not to allow Turkey membership in the European Union even if it should manage to satisfy the criteria. Religion is the most important such reason to most of the European population, but probably not to politicians. But more recently, probably caused in part by the lack of intent to include Turkey in the club, this has become moot because Turkey is now far from satisfying the criteria and probably will be for the foreseeable future"





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