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Turkey

Turkey is a nation straddling eastern Europe and western Asia with cultural connections to ancient Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Ankara is Turkey’s modern capital.

Reflecting on Turkey

  • by David Treybig
With part of Turkey located in Europe and part of it located in Asia, this country has long been the site where civilizations, cultures, and ideas clash. It's where East meets West, where the Christian and Muslim religions collide, and where Turks today are trying to fashion successful lives in a world of competing ideas and philosophies.

Germany's New Chancellor Discusses EU Admission for Turkey

  • by Paul Kieffer
Chancellor Angela Merkel's first major summit meeting, on the last weekend in November, gave her the opportunity to meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. This EU-Mediterranean summit was hosted in Barcelona by the European Union for the ten Middle Eastern and North African countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

Photo On this week's EU menu: Turkey

  • by Paul Kieffer
For those living beyond the borders of Europe, the question of Turkish membership in the EU may seem a distant and trivial issue. But Bible prophecy suggests that it could be the first step in changing radically Europe's present relationship with the rest of the world...