There has been lots of recent talk about Turkey's European Union membership bid being on life support, but an article in this morning's Today's Zaman -- from which the title of this blog post was taken -- seems to really lay it on the line. Turkish officials have for months been denying that there's any less resolve in their country's determination to join the EU, but the article (which actually doesn't quote anyone from the government) seems to be serving as a signal that what had previously been said privately is about to become public policy. The article can be found here.
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