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Tema destacado del Jueves, 10. Julio 2008

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Crisis in Turkey

Turkey's political crisis is escalating. Yesterday, alleged Islamists attacked the US consulate in Istanbul. At the same time, members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) kidnapped three German mountain climbers. In addition, proceedings to ban Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are threatening the country's political stability. What is the potential impact of these developments on Turkey's prospects of EU membership?

La Repubblica - Italia

"Fear is returning to Turkey," the daily La Repubblica comments on the latest political crisis. "Following close on the heels of the arrests of military personnel in connection with a trial that could dissolve the government, the attack [on the US embassy could] put an end to a long period of political stability. ... In Istanbul and in Ankara there is consensus that the attack has come at an extremely sensitive moment. Turkey's ruling Islamic-conservative Justice and Development Party has given the economy considerable impetus since 2002 and implemented reforms that justify the country's hopes for EU membership, but it also has introduced controversial measures such as the return of headscarves to the country's universities and an alcohol ban in certain major urban areas." (10/07/2008)

Frankfurter Rundschau - Alemania

The most recent political developments could mean the end of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political career, according to the German daily Frankfurter Rundschau. "It was clear when Turkey's constitutional court began the trial against the ruling AKP party that Turkey was facing a hot summer. But no one could have foreseen the level of political high drama that we are now witnessing - not even Erdogan. These most recent events could spell major problems for the prime minister. After the kidnapping of three Germans, Erdogan's opponents will renew their allegations that in the past few years Erdogan has been too soft on the Kurdish rebels. And the attack in Istanbul has even more potential to create trouble. ... If it turns out that it was the work of members of fundamentalist circles this will provide Erdogan's opponents with fresh ammunition." (10/07/2008)

La Vanguardia - España

Yesterday's terrorist attack in Istanbul has further damaged Turkey's chances of EU entry, says the Spanish daily La Vanguardia: "Even though the attack was immediately attributed to a terrorist commando, with some sources seeing a connection with radical al-Qaeda Islamists, the attack comes at a very delicate moment for the future of this Mediterranean nation. The moderate Islamism of the presidency and administration in Ankara has brought the party of Recep Tayyip Erdogan under the scrutiny of the constitutional court, which could declare them to be illegal. This would deliver a deadly blow to Turkish hopes for EU membership. ... There are other groups which, like al-Qaeda, hope to dash Turkey's hopes regarding Europe." (10/07/2008)

Les Echos - Francia

France's governing party, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), is planning to incorporate a required referendum on EU membership for Turkey in the French constitution, a move that has renewed debate on the proposed accession. Against this backdrop, the daily economic paper Les Echos analyses Turkey's current crisis and its relation to the European Union: "All the players in the classical tragedies are there: the warrior, the politicians, the monk and the people. For over a year now, Turkey has been moving towards an institutional crisis with as yet unforeseeable consequences for NATO's easternmost members. ... This latest crisis was triggered by the ruling party … which represents an Islamism that is in principle moderate and has been pushed into a trial of strength with the Turkish military, which sees itself as the protector of 'Kemalism'-inspired secularism. ... The EU membership talks are the only possibility for Turkey to make progress. ... But under no circumstances should Turkey use a gloomy outlook vis-à-vis EU membership as an excuse to halt its slow progress towards reform." (08/07/2008)

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