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Re:RIP Turkey, 1921 – 2017 by petre on Monday April 17, 2017 @03:41PM (#14133799)
A muslim country joining the EU is a pipe dream. The days of Ottoman rule are hardly forgotten in the Balkans. There is zero chance you'd have Turkey, countries from former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, not to mention Greece and Hungary in the same union. Just having Greece and Turkey in the EU is a laughable prospect.
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Re:RIP Turkey, 1921 – 2017 by emmfr on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @06:44PM (#14143701)
Having France and Germany in the EU was a laughable prospect in 1945. Having eastern European countries in the EU was a laughable prospect in 1989. Circumstances change.
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Re:RIP Turkey, 1921 – 2017 by petre on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @05:00PM (#14151721)
Well yes, that's why the EU was created. War with France was merely a distraction to create an united Germany:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14144819

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