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Originally Posted by c.dric  i voted yes but they have to meet the same requirements as any other applicant. i believe they're moving in the right direction while other countries that are already part of the EU, like Poland, are going backward.
i don't think they should be rejected because they're -mostly- muslims, as long as there's a separation of church and state, and human rights are respected.
i don't think they should be rejected because they're not part of the european continent. i think that's a lame excuse. i don't see why we couldn't decide that, from now on, the EU should be about common principles instead of common continent. |
I agree with c.dric. It's not only a question of geography, but principles. If Turkey really is a democracy and there is a separation between the state and the religion, then it should be ok.
There are millions of Turkish people living and working in Germany and other countries and contributing to the construction of EU for a long time.
But even if they met the requirements and their people live and work in Europe, is Europe itself ready to enlarge it's frontiers to the Iraqi and Sirian borders. Is EU ready to deal with the problems that having real muslims neighbors might bring?
At this time I think that it isn't. So I voted No.