What part of 'Europe' is so hard for people to understand? A "European Union" is for Europeans, and whatever Turkey may be it obviously is not European. Some kind of "priveleged partnership" as Austria has proposed is plenty of 'reward' for anything Turkey needs to be rewarded for..... why on earth should the EU start expanding into the Middle East? Makes as much sense as a "North American" union that starts expanding into Asia....
Much of it is physically in Europe. And it is as much a European country, culturally speaking, as Greece or Poland. Have you been to Turkey?
Makes as much sense as a "North American" union that starts expanding into Asia....
Well, NAFTA protocols now include Chile, which isn't, as far as I know, in North America, and NATO includes a few countries (including Turkey) that seem mighty far away from the North Atlantic.
I can see geography is not your strong suite.
Turkey is in both Europe and Asia, bridged by the Bosphorus straight.