Project on Middle East Democracy

Project on Middle East Democracy
The POMED Wire


The E.U. On Turkey

July 8th, 2008 by Sarah

As Turkey’s highest court weighs whether to ban the AKP party as unconstitutional, debates resume on whether Turkey is fit to become a member of the European Union.  Some, including E.U. Commissioner Olli Rehn suggest that banning the AKP “would not be in line with European norms,” while others criticize Rehn for overstepping his powers, and caution that the E.U. should not be so actively involved with Turkey’s internal affairs.


Posted in EU, Judiciary, Political Islam, Political Parties, Secularism, Turkey |

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