Although the relationship between Turkey and the European Countries goes back to the midst of Nineteen Centuries, with the application of Turkey to the European Union in 1959, it has gained a new dimension. While some European countries have argued that EU has a Christian tradition and cultural background, therefore, Turkey should not be accepted as a member of the EU, others have discussed that since Europe is multi-national, multi-religious and multi-cultural society, it has to include Turkey to the Union. This article analyses the “religion factor” in this process, and concludes that religion factor is not a threat but a chance for the EU countries.
Although the relationship between Turkey and the European countries goes back to the middle of the nineteenth century, with the application of Turkey to the European Union in 1959, it has gained a new dimension. While some European countries have argued that the EU has a Christian tradition and cultural background, therefore, Turkey should not be accepted as a member of the EU, others have discussed that since Europe is a multi-national, multi-religious and multi-cultural society, it has to include Turkey to the Union. This article analyzes the “religion factor” in this process, and concludes that religion factor is not a threat but a chance for the EU countries.
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