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The Grand Turk
EU must help heal the sick man of Europe
2018-08-31
by Joschka Fischer
Why?
[ARABNEWS] One of the great geopolitical issues in 19th century Europe
...also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
was the so-called Eastern Question. The Ottoman Empire, then known as the "sick man of Europe," was rapidly disintegrating, and it remained to be seen which European power would succeed it. When the self-annihilation of World War I finally arrived, it was no coincidence that it emanated from the Balkans ‐ the geopolitical playground for the Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires.
Posted by:Fred

#5  Any help should not be until after they exit Cyprus
Posted by: 3dc   2018-08-31 14:19  

#4  Other than some relatively small amount of land west of the Dardanelles, it mainly sits in what Rome considered Asia.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-08-31 12:11  

#3  salvaging its democracy.

Sorry, can't salvage what you don't have to begin with.
Posted by: AlanC   2018-08-31 11:54  

#2  Turkey is islamic, it therefore does not have a culture that is suited to democracy.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-08-31 08:24  

#1  Healthy EU must help sick Turkey.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-08-31 03:01  

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